University of Florida guts computer science department in budget-cutting move - John Timmer, ars techica

Contrary to some reports, Florida is not eliminating its computer science department. Instead, it is proposing a radical restructuring that will kill the research arm of one department, scattering its faculty and leaving any left behind with an expanded teaching burden and fewer teaching assistants. Whether it would be better to simply kill it isn't clear. The University of Florida, as with many state institutions, has seen its financial support plummet over the past decade (Forbes indicates it's down 30 percent over the last six years). This has triggered a number of cuts to academic programs; this year, the cuts fell on the Computer & Information Science and Engineering Department, which is home to an active research program. Under the plan proposed by the Dean, a bit less than half of the faculty will be the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and a few others will be spread among three other departments.