One consequence of the budget cuts at Canisius College to help solve its $20 million deficit is a hit to the school's already limited diversity in its faculty ranks.
A CLOSER LOOK ATTHE 12-MILLIONDOLLAR CUTS TOCANISIUS COLLEGE...REVEALS A TROUBLINGCONSEQUENCE.THE COALITIONREPRESENTINGPROFESSORS SAYS A,QUOTE, "LARGENUMBER" OF FACULTYWHO HAVE TOLD THEMTHEY'RE BEING LAIDOFF... ARE WOMENAND PEOPLE OFCOLOR.IN A STATEMENT,CANISIUS PRESIDENTJOHN HURLEY SAYSTHE CUTS ARESTRICTLY BASED ONENROLLMENT TRENDSAND SENIORITY.BUT ONE FEMALEPROFESSOR WHO HASBEEN NOTIFIED SHE'SBEING LET GO... ISCONCERNED ABOUTTHE IMPACT THIS WILLHAVE ON STUDENTLEARNING."IT NARROWS THEPOSSIBILITIES FORWAYS THAT STUDENTSCAN LEARN TO THINK.IT HAMPERS OURABILITY TO REACHSTUDENTS WHERETHEY ARE.
A WIDERARRAY OF STUDENTSWHO HAVE DIFFERENTWAYS OF THINKING ANDDIFFERENTBACKGROUNDS."
One consequence of the budget cuts at Canisius College to help solve its $20 million deficit is a hit to the school's already..
