Universities cutting dozens of majors after Utah law requires deep budget cuts
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah State University became the first school in the state to announce its plans to cut more than two dozen academic programs under legislative-mandated budgets for public higher education institutions.
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It comes after a new state law, HB 265, or Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment, required schools to make deep cuts. Nearly $60 million in funding was slashed from all degree-earning institutions.
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“It’s just a nervous, like feeling of impending doom, almost you don’t know what is going to happen in the future,” Jacob Neely, a student at the University of Utah, said.
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"I am worried about my friends. I am a biology [major] but I have a lot of friends who are atmospheric science majors, which are not very common," she said.
https://kutv.com/news/local/universities-cutting-dozens-of-majors-after-utah-law-requires-deep-budget-cuts
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Utah joins the race to the bottom!!
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Apologies!!
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