Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Recommendations for faculty cuts expected to be made at a Wright State Board of Trustee’s meeting on Friday may heavily impact professors in liberal arts programs.
The Dayton Daily News broke the story Wednesday night that Wright State president Susan Edwards is expected to recommend that up to113 faculty positions be cut in the university’s retrenchment process to offset revenue shortfalls caused by decreases in student enrollment.
In a letter (PDF) from current Wright State interim Provost Douglas W. Leaman to Edwards, Leaman recommends specific faculty cuts from colleges. .
The recommendations per college he made were:
- College of Education and Human Services: 12
- College of Engineering and Computer Sciences: 12
- College of Liberal Arts: 49
- College of Nursing and Health: 0
- College of Science and Mathematics: 26
- Raj Soin College of Business: 14
Leaman said in his letter that while overall student enrollment has declined, there have been more enrollment declines in certain colleges while other colleges are expected to grow. The university expects more growth in the College of Nursing and Health and the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, he said.
