September 23, 2012
Careers, Interrupted
When universities close entire programs, professors are forced to hit reset
Sebastien Bozon, AFP, for The Chronicle
Margaret Marshall arrives at the Strasbourg train station while traveling in France. She lost her job as a French professor last year when Southeastern Louisiana U. closed two programs.
Most were midcareer or senior professors. Some had spent dozens of years crafting a legacy in their departments. And then, with little warning, the professional life they had built came to an end.
Washington State University, like many other cash-strapped institutions in recent years, decided to cut back. In 2009 the university eliminated two departments and one of its foreign-language majors. Professors were stunned. Some felt intense pressure to chart a new career. Others simply
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