UW-Green Bay moves to phase out low-enrollment programs. Here's what's on the chopping block
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman released details about the system's workforce development plan in an effort to recoup $32 million the state legislature cut from its budget this year and set aside for a workforce development plan.
UW-Green Bay is considering program changes in low-enrollment areas such as theater and dance, economics and environmental science as it seeks to equalize its student-to-faculty ratio among departments.
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Read the whole series: Academic Abuse: An Overdue Reckoning
Wisconsin State Journal higher ed reporter Kelly Meyerhofer explores several cases of academic abuse at UW-Madison in recent years and what it means for improving the system.
A Wisconsin State Journal investigation identified nine employees who were accused of violating the university's policy against hostile and intimidating behavior in the last six years.
UW-Madison recommended the professor be monitored but most students couldn't recall that happening, calling into question the level of oversight applied.
At least two UW-Madison professors accused of hostile and intimidating behavior resigned amid the investigative process and now work for different institutions.
