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Program Cuts

Life & Arts

Professor Peter Tucker reflects on his time at Fredonia

Drew Paluch
MARIANA CRUZ Special to The Leader Warning: This article contains strong language. Sculpture professor Peter Tucker went on sabbatical for the Fall 2024 semester.  After a semester of knowing that half of the programs in the Visual Arts and New Media (VANM) department will be discontinued, he got a grant......
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Students for Fredonia holds protest regarding 15 possible minor cuts

Contributor to The Leader
ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor In December of 2023, Fredonia President Stephen Kolison Jr. announced plans to discontinue 13 majors across the university’s curriculum. Discontinued majors include philosophy, Spanish and photography.  All 13 majors were officially discontinued by the administration on March......
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Life & Arts

The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

EJ Jacobs
EJ JACOBS  Life & Arts Editor  In a time of decrease and cancellation of majors, Rebekah Gerace has not given up on her commitment to being a double major in photography and history.  When it comes to being a double-major, some prospective students find it beneficial for a university to......
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Rumors swirl as proposed program cuts continue to threaten student livelihood

Contributor to The Leader
DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Over the last few weeks, rumors have been swirling around Fredonia’s campus regarding the proposed program cuts, leading to an atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust between students and the administration.  One such rumor is that the proposed programs have officially and irreversibly been cut by the......
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What does the Student Association think about the program cuts?

Contributor to The Leader
DOMINICK CORSI Staff Writer As representatives of Fredonia’s student body, the executives of the Student Association (SA) are responsible for making sure that students’ voices are heard. But how do they respond to an academic crisis?  One such situation arose on Dec. 6, 2023, when SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison......
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An overview of the proposed program cuts

Contributor to The Leader
DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor There’s 13 things that have been on everyone’s mind here at Fredonia — the 13 majors that have been proposed to be cut from the university’s offerings. What remains unclear is how things got to this point. It’s well-known to the campus community that Fredonia’s been......
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United University Professions responds to potential program cuts

Contributor to The Leader
ALEXANDER BUCKNAM Special to The Leader  President Stephen Kolison made an announcement on Dec. 6, 2023, where he notified the campus community of program cut proposals, which left many students angry and upset.  Fredonia unions quickly took action to make up plans on how they could help save the programs. ......
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