Pennsylvania Western University could end more than 100 academic programs as the college prepares to adapt to demographic and enrollment declines impacting schools nationally.
In a Dec. 12 email to faculty and obtained by TribLive, Interim Provost James Fisher recommends more than 100 academic programs to be placed in moratorium as the university undergoes a comprehensive program review that, they say, will strengthen students’ experience.
“If a program at PennWest University is placed into moratorium, it will stop accepting new students, but currently enrolled students will be able to complete their degree on their home campus,” said Wendy Mackall, university spokeswoman…