In a faculty-wide vote, the University of Evansville faculty endorses the Faculty Senate’s vote of no confidence in the President’s draft academic plan. The plan calls for significant reduction in academic programs, and would likely result in personnel reductions.
Officials say the resolution will be sent to President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, where the resolution requests written response from him within seven days.
In a related development, the U-S-I Faculty Senate has released a statement of support for the faculty of U-E:
“The faculty of the University of Southern Indiana stand in solidarity with their colleagues at the University of Evansville. While we acknowledge the financial difficulties prevalent in higher education, we are deeply troubled that deep cuts in both majors and faculty at the University of Evansville were proposed without faculty input….”




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