Whither State Schools? U Maine Eliminates Men's Soccer, Chem Major, et al

<p>MSUDad, that may be the case with the soccer program. The chem major is a done deal, as far as I know. The other majors that were on the list included: four-year degree programs in women and gender studies, chemistry, biochemistry, economics, geosciences, environmental health and safety, physics, exercise science, radiation therapy, humanities, self-designed majors in classical humanities, classical studies, German and Russian studies, social science.</p>

<p>I would not weep over the loss of things such as “gender studies,” but I have a real problem with a place that calls itself a university not offering majors in chemistry, economics, and physics.</p>

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<p>Exactly. Since the advice to students w/o money here is often “go to your state school and work,” this kind of thing illustrates how difficult that is going to be to accomplish if the trend continues.</p>