Thread by @TheTattooedProf

They're saving 500K by doing this, which is a sliver of the overall budget of several hundred million. It's not a cost-savings measure so much a statement of priorities. If they were serious about cutting costs long term they'd look at administrative bloat ksnt.com/news/local-new…

This is the equivalent of me facing a several thousand dollar deficit at the end of the month and cancelling Hulu instead of the lease on the Lamborghini in the driveway.

Every university admin should read @cnewf's The Great Mistake. Let's staple a copy to their foreheads if need be.

I know university finances are complicated, that athletics and academics come from separate buckets mostly. But they're paying Les Miles damn near 3 million a year to fitilelyy strive for football relevance while getting rid of the humanities dept. because it's too expensive.

*futilely strive

So mad I had a keyboard spasm

To be clear, this is the humanities department/program, not all the humanities. But it's still a clear statement about priorities.