Citing low enrollment, the University of Nebraska at Kearney plans to cut its philosophy major, following the recommendation made by a state board. Students and faculty are fighting to save the program. The recommendation to eliminate the philosophy major at UNK was first handed down from Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education in 2019. At the time, UNK administration asked for the chance to build up the major and increase the number of graduates. The expectation from CCPE was for the program to graduate seven students a year among an undergraduate population that hovers around 5,000. CCPE numbers, however, show an average of fewer than two philosophy graduates a year at UNK since the major was first approved in 2004.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/01/05/university-nebraska-kearney-cut-philosophy-major
