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St. Norbert recommends cutting 13 majors, and more cuts may be coming. What's changing?

St. Norbert College announced at a student town hall Tuesday night it's recommending cutting 13 majors and making revisions to four more at the end of this school year — and that more cuts will likely be coming. The town hall, one of three last night, came two weeks after professors received notice they'd been recommended for cuts. Majors ranging from art education to physics are being recommended for cuts by Valerie Martin Conley, vice president of academic affairs. Mathematics education, music education, philosophy and Spanish education are recommended for 'reimagination.' It's unclear what that reimagination will look like. In addition, the college will "probably" have another round of cuts in coming years, according to students and faculty. It's still not clear how many faculty will be affected by this recommended round of cuts. For students whose majors are being cut, the college will create individualized plans to make sure the courses students need to fulfill their degree requirements are available. To meet those needs, St. Norbert is exploring a variety of options to allow them to complete their degrees, including online programs, working with partners like the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and hiring adjunct professors. St. Norbert's faculty handbook forbids the college from hiring new professors in academic areas where tenured faculty have been terminated unless the terminated professor was offered and rejected reinstatement. The college did not provide answers to the Press-Gazette's questions about last night's announcements. The Press-Gazette requested permission to attend the town hall but was denied, and the campus is closed to media. The majors recommended for cuts, according to students who attended the meeting, are: Art and art education Chemistry Computer science Earth science and geology French History International studies Mathematics Physics Engineering physics Theater studies Theology and religious studies Psychology education Contact Green Bay education reporter Nadia Scharf at nscharf@ or on X at @nadiaascharf. This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: St. Norbert recommends cutting 13 majors. More cuts may be coming