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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Academic Planning Committee, made up of campus members, held hearings this month for programs up for elimination or consolidation due to budget cuts.
The Lincoln campus is facing a $21 million deficit and looking for an additional $6.5 million in proactive cuts for a total of $27.5 million in reductions. University officials announced a potential plan to cut six programs and merge four others. Those up for elimination are:
- Statistics
- Earth and atmospheric sciences
- Educational administration
- Landscape architecture
- Textile, merchandising and fashion design
- Community and regional planning
Those marked for mergers are:
- Entomology with plant pathology
- Agricultural leadership, education and communication with agricultural economics
That plan also included $350,000 in reductions to the Glenn Korff School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film that would eliminate one director position for a shared director, along with consolidating other positions in the two schools…