AUGH shiiiiit. UNC Asheville's Physics program is on the consultants' radar for reduction/elimination. this freaking timeline mountainx.com/news/14-unca...
Every paragraph of this is cursed, but this really brings it home:
"In its review, First Tryon calculated each department’s profit margin from 2021 to 2023, taking into account revenue from student credit hours and department expenses while factoring in how many students each professor teaches."
"In its review, First Tryon calculated each department’s profit margin from 2021 to 2023"
"profit margin" PROFIT MARGIN. Jesus wept. Old farts who benefited massively from highly subsidized colleges got their money, and cannot wait to pull the ladder up behind them.
make no mistake, regional institutions losing programs like this eliminates access to opportunities for first gen college students and already underserved and excluded populations. and it's on purpose. the UNC system in particular has it out for their regional campuses, this is just the beginning
