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Massive cuts at West Virginia University send a damaging and devastatingly inaccurate message to everyone from students to presidents of other colleges and universities that the humanities, and especially the study of languages and culture, are reserved for those who can afford to pay the tuition at private colleges and universities, writes Paula M. Krebs of the Modern Language Association.
The <i>World Socialist Web Site</i> spoke with students, faculty and staff both before and after the hearing as to why they opposed the cuts and what needed to be done to fight them.
The vote by the Board of Governors to approve the cuts came despite almost unanimous opposition from the student body and faculty and marks a new stage in the assault on public education and the right to culture by the working class in the US and internationally.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia University’s Board of Governors on Friday approved a slate of faculty and program cuts across 25 academic units.
When people hear the term ‘liberal arts,’ it may sound like a phrase with political overtones. A scholar of literature explains why that’s wrong and takes a closer look at its origin and meaning.