University of Nebraska at Kearney to cut philosophy major

Image:  Students and faculty are scrambling to save the philosophy major at the University of Nebraska at Kearney after state and campus officials proposed axing the program because it is underenrolled. The recommendation to eliminate the philosophy major at UNK was first handed down from Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education in 2019. At the time, UNK administration asked for the chance to build up the major and increase the number of graduates. The expectation...