On October 6, 2022, the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Western Connecticut State University recommended the University eliminate all Department of Social Sciences majors and eight of the department’s eleven minors.
This would eliminate the study of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, and Sociology as well as threaten Political Science. The elimination of Social Sciences, a mainstay of general education as well as encompassing four disciplines at the core of any university curriculum, will set a chilling precedent for others and irreparably harm the value of an education at WCSU.
This initiative poses a serious risk to students, both in terms of the integrity of a liberal arts education and the future of other departments and programs.
Please join colleagues at WCSU in demanding that the Provost rescind this recommendation.