'My colleagues and I are still in shock.' 32 majors marked for elimination at WVU

[viva la]

7. Weird-some of those are quite cheap--

MFA just requires the professors and classroom space, for example.
No labs, no tech.

I've worked in higher ed (in a lower role, lol) for decades, and the "admin" side has exploded. We joke that where there used to be one dean in charge and his secretary doing all the work, now there are two deans, four assistant deans, and each will have 5-6 administrative assistants.
Most do some work, but a lot of it doesn't seem all that connected to the job of educating students, like a whole department of 'faculty communications' which seemed to be mostly about sending out press releases to and for professors.

Cutting out entire academic departments seems to be a more drastic approach than cutting a layer of administration in every department.

But meanwhile, tuition goes up year after year. Where's the money going? (Hint-- celebrity professors and buildings with all the tech. And of course stadiums.)