HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — Students are standing by the arts and their performance peers after Huntington University announced its plans to suspend the program.
“A lot of us are pushing to have our voices heard by the administration to say, ‘Hey, we love Huntington just as much as you guys love Huntington, and that’s why it needs this department,’” Junior Scotty Frank said.
On Friday, the university announced it will no longer be accepting applications for its performing arts program, starting the fall 2026 semester. The decision was made based on a lack of enrollment for performing arts programs, declining 21% since 2020…