Arts and humanities departments see fall in world rankings - BRITTNY MEJIA, Daily Wildcat

A variety of factors may have caused the drop in ranking, including budget cuts within the university, said Mary Wildner-Bassett, dean of the College of Humanities. A reduction in faculty members might have had an impact as well, she added. Over the last five years the College of Humanities has seen a reduction of about 20 tenure-eligible faculty members, without being able to hire new faculty except in certain circumstances, Wildner-Bassett said in an email. “If we want to maintain or grow back to where we were in our rankings, I think we’re going to need a little more support,” Wildner-Bassett said. “I think we get that and there’s good will for it, but it’s a difficult time at the university.” http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2012/10/arts-humanities-departments-rankings-drop-101112