Chuck Tryon: It's an absolute travesty. Even if there are a relatively small number of majors, these professors serve a large number of students in core classes and electives.

It's an absolute travesty. Even if there are a relatively small number of majors, these professors serve a large number of students in core classes and electives.

UNC Asheville is going to close its drama, philosophy, religious studies, French, and German depts because financial consultants recommend this. These consultants only count the number of majors, not the number who take and are influenced by courses from depts other than their major. Shame!

Also, it is my understanding that when these firms "count" the number of majors, they count only the intended majors of entering freshmen.

Sounds about right. They definitely don’t look at FTEs or other data that show actual numbers of students.

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