--- Forwarded Message from "Bob Peckham" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: RE: #9131 financial issues >Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:50:28 -0500 >Thread-Topic: #9131 financial issues >thread-index: AcnCJFrICYHUKP+NRSC57Ery7jQRMgAB5MY3 >References: A<[log in to unmask]> >From: "Bob Peckham" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> This is not by by means a complete list, but these cuts are occurring all over the country. We were able to fight off the proposal that we cut both Spanish and French programs at our institution. We made a successful counter-proposal and I resigned my position as lab director to teach Full-time French, beginning this Fall. Here are the links: European-Language Programs Face Cuts http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/6/5/european-language-programs-fac e-cuts.html University's rationale for cutting ASL funding is unfounded and insulting http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2005/04/19/Let ters/Universitys.Rationale.For.Cutting.Asl.Funding.Is.Unfounded.And.Insulting-92 9500.shtml Oregon State University Foreign Language Dept. and budget cuts http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/05/29/osu-foreign-language-dept-budget-cuts/ OSU forces foreign language cuts http://media.barometer.orst.edu/media/storage/paper854/news/2008/05/27/News/Osu- Forces.Foreign.Language.Cuts-3376268.shtml Budget cuts limit recruitment http://www.alligator.org/articles/2009/01/28/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/09012 8_let1.txt University of Florida http://www.president.ufl.edu/budget-reduction/budget-reduction-proposal.pdf Eastern Washington University$E2s turn: what deep budget cuts would mean$B7 http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/olympia/2009/feb/11/eastern-washington-university s-turn-what-deep-budget-cuts-would-mean/ Foreign languages take hit in higher-ed budget http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2008851722_languages13m.html Middle Tennessee State University could cut 48 majors http://www.scribd.com/doc/12931065/Middle-Tennessee-State-University-could-cut-4 8-majors Students and faculty petition against budget cuts (Tennessee Journalist) http://tnjn.com/2008/dec/23/students-and-faculty-petition-/ University of Florida http://www.president.ufl.edu/budget-reduction/budget-reduction-proposal.pdf Amhert MA: Cutting FL programsuh...except Chinese http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/130953/ UCB Humanities Budget Cuts http://petition.berkeley.edu/ New Canaan School Budget Cuts http://newcanaanblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-canaan-schools.html CLAS faculty fear implications of budget cuts (Univ. of Connecticut) http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2008/09/09/News/Cla s-Faculty.Fear.Implications.Of.Budget.Cuts-3421244.shtml Cuts mean new way to meet language requirement http://dailyuw.com/2009/2/17/cuts-mean-new-way-meet-language-requirement/ School chief offers budget cuts http://www.wickedlocal.com/stow/archive/x521228125/School-chief-offers-budget-cu ts teacher education in foreign languages (MAT) for Idaho. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29411604/ Residents speak out against school budget cuts http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/02/07/news/valley/b8-debudget6.txt Tucson students no longer need 2nd language class http://www.azfamily.com/family/education/top/stories/tucson-education-news-12110 8-foreign-language.52c0aade.html In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=patricia%20co hen%20humanities&st=cse Let's Not Cry for the Humanities -- Yet http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/katz/lets-not-cry-for-the-humanities-yet Cutbacks Threaten College Experience http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123561477318778281.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Program Cuts Northern Arizona University http://www4.nau.edu/president/budgetshare/budgetsharePROGRAM.htm Derby students urge no teacher cuts http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/02/17/news/valley/b1-destudentbudget.txt UA plans to trim offerings from Education College http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/282038 School district faces difficult budget choices http://www.eastoregonian.info/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=90 035&TM=63766.55 Schools Face Tough Budget for 2009 http://insidemedford.com/2008/06/24/schools-face-tough-budget-for-2009/ Leaders Prepare Budget Cuts to Eliminate $650 Million Shortfall (washington Post) http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/detail.jsp?key=353316&rc=&p=1&all=1 Officials consider cutting language, ag programs http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2008/10/21/officials-consider-cutting-language-a g-programs/ Don't cut program in foreign languages (Illinois) http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/02/12/opinion/letters/135348.txt Oregon State U. to Cut Italian and Other Language Programs http://chronicle.com/news/article/4602/oregon-state-u-to-cut-italian-and-other-l anguage-programs Proposed language program may be cut or shelved http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/local_story_076234405.html Rhode Island http://www2.sec.state.ri.us/omfiling/pdffiles/minutes/4692/2008/10536.pdf Massachusetts http:// www.brookline.k12.ma.us/NR/rdonlyres/95811EE0-CFAE-4F32-87B7-FC6BE1B63600/2234/R ECORD0214092.pdf Georgia Regents Cut 12 Majors http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2009/03/18/georgia-regents-cut-12-majors .html TBob Robert D. Peckham, Ph.D Professor of French Chair, AATF Commission on Advocacy Director, Muriel Tomlinson Language Resource Center Director, Globe-Gate Intercultural Web Project Director, Andy Holt Virtual Library Department of Modern Foreign Languages Univ. of Tennessee at Martin / Martin TN 38238 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum on behalf of LLTI-Editor Sent: Mon 4/20/2009 8:55 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #9131 financial issues Hi, please excuse the possible cross posting. As many states Florida has experienced financial short cuts, and one of the solutions is to cut spending on university programs. In response the administration at Florida State University has published a list of programs to be cut, and it includes German and Slavic. If you feel that such cuts are also a threat to the work and mission of CALICO, please read and hopefully sign these petitions: German: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/33/protect-the-german-program-at-fsu Slavic: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/31/protect-the-slavicrussian-program-at-fsu The German and the Slavic Divisions are grateful for your support. Wolfgang Wolfgang E. Adolph Research Associate Fac. Coord. for Computer Issues Department of Mod. Lang. & Linguistics - DIF 316 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 (850) 644-8192 (850) 644-0524 fax [log in to unmask] http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/ *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************
