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Hasta la vista to a few degrees
The University of Georgia's student newspaper reported last week that the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a request from the University Council to terminate 12 degrees that have low enrollment and produce few graduates. Whether this welcome trimming will be offset by the creation of any new degree programs, the article does not say. The Regents should nonetheless be praised for responding to the changing needs of students and improving the allocation of resources, in particular at a time when universities are feeling the pinch.
In our state report cards, the ratio of new programs to closed programs is one of the seven measures we use to evaluate a university's efforts to contain costs and increase effectiveness. In our report on public higher education in the Peach State, the USG received an "F" in this category. In the two-year period we surveyed, the university created 139 new programs but only closed 21.
Posted by David Azerrad on March 26, 2009 at March 26, 2009 02:47 PM
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