The decision to eliminate 143 faculty positions and 28 academic programs at West Virginia University has sparked outrage, with many questioning the administration's methods and motivations.
As the fall semester transitioned into spring, concerns about enrollment and finances continued, leading to a wave of voluntary departures among faculty, raising alarm over the institution's academic integrity.
Protests grew in intensity, with the West Virginia United Students' Union mobilizing against the cuts and illustrating their dissent through historical references to coal-mining unionization, a critical part of WVU’s culture.
WVU’s University Assembly expressed overwhelming no confidence in President E. Gordon Gee, voting 797 to 100, simultaneously calling for a halt to the controversial Academic Transformation plan.
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