April 13, 2005

News Hits

Among "News Hits" items is a story about the proposed restructuring of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs (CULMA). Proponents say the change will have few repercussions with the majority of degrees within the college still being available, including the largest in the department of interdisciplinary studies, and centers being dispersed to other offices within the university. Jack Kay, CULMA interim dean, says he does not think the students are going to see a real difference. "I don't want to diminish the views people have, but they are going to have the same faculty teaching and they are going to have the same courses." Stuart Henry, chair of the interdisciplinary studies program, expresses concern that students may be open to problems down the road. With students spread throughout the university, rather than consolidated within one college, he says, they will have a diminished voice should the administration decide to curtail classes or make other money-saving moves. The proposal is scheduled to be presented before the Academic Senate next month and the Board of Governors in June.

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