West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all world language programs

Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by rblatz on Saturday August 12, 2023 @02:31AM (#37097600)

This is interesting, Gordon Gee is their current President. He was the president at Ohio State while I was there he was well-loved by the students and would routinely make appearances at off-campus parties and pose for photos with students. He also had a razor-sharp memory for people and recognized me multiple times when I bumped into him. But that wasn't his strongest suit, he was a fund raising machine, that man brought a lot of money into the university from alumni and other donors. I'm shocked to hear that WVU is having financial issues under his leadership.

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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by gilbetron on Saturday August 12, 2023 @09:35AM (#37100010)

While they have many skills, connections being one of the most useful to their employer, my theory is that the greatest skill of executives is the ability to gain credit and avoid blame. They hone that razor sharp and wield it constantly to achieve their positions.

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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by goodbyesf on Saturday August 12, 2023 @11:00AM (#37100854)

> that man brought a lot of money into the university from alumni and other donors.

He did or urban meyer and the buckeyes did?

> I'm shocked to hear that WVU is having financial issues under his leadership.

He forgot to bring urban meyer and the ohio state football program with him.

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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by stainablesteel on Saturday August 12, 2023 @12:38PM (#37101896)

if that's truly the case then i imagine there might have been problems with how wvu has been operating, and this may be an overhaul to remove bloat.

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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by kalverra on Saturday August 12, 2023 @01:00PM (#37102097)

My freshman year at WVU was the year Gee took over as president. That was definitely his thing to ingratiate himself to the students. The whole frost couple weeks he would go up and down frat row, and through all the big house parties and shake hands, pose for pictures, etc. He quickly got this vibe as the "cool dad" with his cute bow ties. This won the student body over easily, so we were confused when our professors were really bummed about it. Apparently word gets around on your management style and spending habits.

The dude ripped through money he didn't have, hired a ton of bloat, and is now cutting staff in nearly all the programs I held dear.

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