After Cuts, Jesuits End Ties to Wheeling Jesuit - Greg Toppo, Inside Higher Ed

University's president says the troubled West Virginia institution will be "rebranded" this fall after the Society of Jesus announces it can't continue its affiliation. The move follows sharp cuts to its liberal arts disciplines, including theology, philosophy and history. In a statement issued Wednesday, the society said that with “nearly all Jesuit positions eliminated” and without sufficient lay leadership and programming to support its Jesuit identity, “the Jesuit affiliation of the university will not be able to continue.” It said Jesuit members of Wheeling's Board of Trustees will step down. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/04/11/jesuits-balk-affiliation-downsized-wheeling