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Budget Woes Lead U. Of North Texas To Close Or Merge 85 Academic Programs
UNT plans to close or merge over 40 low-enrollment programs and restructure departments to address a $45 million budget gap caused by declining enrollment and funding cuts.
- On Thursday, UNT President Harrison Keller announced the University of North Texas will cut or consolidate more than 70 academic programs, including linguistics and gender studies degrees, to address a projected $45 million budget deficit.
- University officials attribute the shortfall to reduced state funding and a sharp decline in international student enrollment, which typically generates higher tuition revenue for UNT.
- Keller and Provost Michael McPherson cited a 'consistent decline in enrollment' and lower 'time to value' when announcing the merger of the Department of Linguistics with the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, effective September 1.
- William Salmon, chair of the linguistics department, told The Texas Tribune that faculty "weren't consulted on the matter at all," while third-year student Grace Youngberg said she felt "disrespected" by the lack of prior notice.
- The move follows similar consolidations at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas Christian University, occurring amid broader political pressure across Texas public universities to limit teaching on gender and race.
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University of North Texas to cut more than 70 programs and minors to trim $45 million deficit
Degrees in linguistics and Latin American and women’s and gender studies will be phased out. LGBTQ, Mexican American, Africana and Asian studies are among 25 undergrad minors that will also be cut.
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