School leaders at West Virginia University recently proposed cutting almost 10 percent of the university’s study programs and over 100 educators because of a $45 million budget deficit. Included in the cuts were study programs, known as majors, in world languages, art history, jazz performance, creative writing, and degrees in math and education. The languages include Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish. In addition, professors leading programs in linguistics and TESOL could be cut.
