The new WVU budget slashes nearly 10 percent of majors and 7 percent of all faculty—but students and staff aren't going down without a fight.
  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    The economics aren’t really that tied. A lot of universities have research arms that are not tied to their undergraduate population. It might need a graduate student population to oppress, but undergrads are rather worthless.

    • socsa
      5·
      1 year ago

      Undergrads are the revenue generating portion of the university

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Not really. Universities make a lot of money off research and the research helps more with prestige ratings.

        • WetBeardHairs
          1·
          1 year ago

          Grant money from researchers is a drop in the bucket. That money mostly goes to flesh out laboratories with fancy equipment and pay for research assistants.