Sonoma State Dropping Women’s and Gender Studies Dept. Due to Budget Constraints
“Frustration over the jeopardized WGS department has led many students to protest”
Why do you suppose the school is dropping these specific programs? Isn’t it obvious?
Campus Reform reports:
Sonoma State to eliminate Women’s and Gender Studies department due to budget constraints
The Sonoma State University administration announced in January that its Women and Gender Studies department would be terminated due to budget cuts and overall enrollment decline.
In response, students and faculty have organized a “SaveWGS” coalition, urging students and staff to sign their petition, contact their local legislators, and join their letter writing campaign.
Frustration over the jeopardized WGS department has led many students to protest as well, bearing signs that read anything from, “Save the Queer Studies Minor” to “Just days after Trump declared that gender is only male and female, Sonoma State University in California announced the elimination of its women’s and gender studies department.”
All are followed by an urgent “Save WGS!” plea.
The Women’s and Gender Studies department at Sonoma state encourages critical thinking about topics such as “gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, immigration, class, and ability,” claiming that these skills and knowledge are desired by employers.
2007 Women and Gender Studies alum Lianna Hartmour stated in an interview that WGS is a “vital career-based major.”
WSG is one of six departments, twenty degree programs, and all eleven NCAA Division II athletic programs set to be eliminated at Sonoma State University by the end of the academic year.
In response to the cuts of NCAA Division II programs, seven student athletes filed a lawsuit against the university, citing lack of forewarning, to which a judge responded by placing a temporary halt on the suspension of programs and departments until a hearing can take place.
Sonoma State is not the only California State University school facing cuts.
“Since last year, 17 of the CSU’s 23 universities have reduced their workforces, with more than 1,200 positions eliminated,1,430 course sections discontinued and 136 degree programs suspended or discontinued across the system,” CSU reported.
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so they can blame maga for the budget cuts
f the left
A corporate headhunter once told me that a degree in “Gender Studies” or “Ethnic Studies” has about the same effect on your application as a felony conviction. Either way, it suggests that this person is more likely than most to cause some kind of trouble.
Yep. Hyper-woke snowflakes who think the entire world should change to support their delusions.