Down $10 million and 15 professors, UM Humanities fights to survive

The University of Montana has long had a reputation as Montana's premier liberal arts school with a College of Humanities and Sciences that educates 42% of the university students. However, that same Humanities Department has endured 68% of UM's budget cuts since 2015, with 15 professors in the school accepting an early retirement package last semester.

The hits to the humanities have left some degree programs with just one or two professors bearing heavier workloads and students who will be the last to graduate from UM with certain majors.

Kaimin Features Editor Mariah Thomas joins Kaimin Cast host Austin Amestoy to break down the state of the Humanities and Sciences at UM and how faculty and students are adapting.

Questions? Comments? Email us at editor@montanakaimin.com

 

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