September 15, 2006

To Tackle Debt, U. of Florida Plans to Reduce the Size of 5 Departments

By ERIC HOOVER

In an effort to deal with growing debts, the University of Florida intends to reduce the size of the faculty in five departments — including English, philosophy, and religion — and cut funds for graduate teaching assistants in those areas, according to a new five-year plan.

Florida expects about 80 of 780 faculty members in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to retire in the next three years, and the university plans to replace approximately 26 of them. Neil

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