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June 17, 2023

West Virginia University to Merge Two Colleges in the Face of Deep Budget Deficit

Higher Ed Dive – West Virginia University announced Wednesday a merger of its College of Creative Arts and the Reed College of Media, heralding it as a “creative and innovative collaboration.”

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But in the same breath it cast the consolidation as inventive, it acknowledged it was staring down “a challenging collegiate landscape,” which for the public flagship means an estimated $45 million budget deficit for the coming academic year.

The merger is part of a broader restructuring of the university’s academic programs and finances, which it expects will bring administrative and other cost savings. 

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