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Faculty and students urge Regents not to cut UNL statistics program amid consolidation
Summary
Public commenters at the Board of Regents meeting urged caution over proposed academic cuts at UNL — specifically the Department of Statistics — arguing the program generates revenue and research value that may be lost under the current plan.
At the Board of Regents meeting on Nov. 21, several public commenters urged the board to reconsider cuts to academic programs at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and stressed that consolidation with UNMC should not proceed at the expense of academic quality.
John Schroeder, identifying himself as Faculty Senate president at UNL, said the consolidation process felt "top‑down" and warned that UNL faculty, students and alumni are "baffled" by how the decision was reached. Schroeder…
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