Language arts dying out at USM - NOEL K. GALLAGHER, Portland Press Herald

A University of Southern Maine plan to eliminate all three faculty positions in the Modern and Classical Languages Department means the university is not just cutting the French major but effectively two other programs as well, Spanish and Classics. “President (David) Flanagan told me Classics is just not a growth area,” said associate professor Jeannine Uzzi, who teaches several courses, such as Latin, Ancient Art and the occasional honors freshman seminars. Her job is targeted for elimination. Charlene Suscavage instructs her Spanish 201 class on conjugation of verbs at USM in Portland. Suscavage, whose job is targeted for elimination, said that when she began teaching at USM in 1985, there were more than 10 faculty in the languages department. Charlene Suscavage instructs her Spanish 201 class on conjugation of verbs at USM in Portland. Suscavage, whose job is targeted for elimination, said that when she began teaching at USM in 1985, there were more than 10 faculty in the languages department. “The administration doesn’t seem interested in anything that’s not going to make a lot of money,” Uzzi said. http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/27/language-arts-dying-usm/