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Faculty, staff and students urge Regents to pause UNL program cuts, cite flawed metrics and lack of shared governance
Summary
Dozens of public commenters — including UNL faculty and department chairs — urged the Board of Regents to halt or reconsider proposed program eliminations at UNL, alleging faulty data, lack of transparency and damage to the university’s land‑grant mission; speakers called for external review and meaningful faculty involvement.
Multiple UNL faculty, staff and students used the board's public comment period on Oct. 3 to press the Board of Regents to pause proposed program eliminations and to question the data and process used to recommend cuts.
Sarah Zuckerman, an associate professor and UNL AAUP chapter president, said faculty have "not had meaningful involvement" in decisions about program eliminations and urged the board to respect shared governance. Robert Zott and other speakers from the…
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