THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, November 11, 1994 TAG: 9411110635
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: LEE BANVILLE CAMPUS, CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: WILLIAMSBURG LENGTH: Short : 30 lines
After more than a month of debate, petitions and open hearings, the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors approved the college's strategic plan Thursday.
The plan calls for eliminating master's degree programs in English, government, sociology, math, museum education, and intercollegiate fencing and wrestling.
Although the board made no substantive changes, members did question the rationale of cutting the graduate programs.
``Should we really judge a liberal arts master's program simply on what jobs the students get after graduation?'' board member Edward Grimsley asked. ``Shouldn't something be said for learning for learning's sake?''
State education officials praised the strategic plan and said it was a key reason they approved William and Mary's restructuring plan. The restructuring proposals of six other universities, including Norfolk State and Christopher Newport, were rejected Tuesday, and those schools could face state budget cuts of up to 6 percent next year. by CNB