Thursday, March 7, 2019

McDaniel College Eliminates 5 Majors and 3 Minors - Scott Jaschik, Inside HIgher Ed

McDaniel College, a private institution in Maryland, announced that it is eliminating five majors and three minors -- all in the arts and humanities. The majors being eliminated are art history, religious studies, French, German and music. The minors are in German, music and Latin. "Any savings from this evaluation will be reinvested to strengthen our academic programs. Investments will support the reorientation of existing programs to better meet the needs of the 21st century, and to create new programs that will expand the curricular offerings of the college," said a statement from Roger N. Casey, the president. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/02/25/mcdaniel-college-eliminates-5-majors-and-3-minors