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Also being dropped are MS and PhD programs in math. https://provost.wvu.edu/files/d/62ea2c4f-99bd-431d-9e97-7199271fecab/preliminary-recommendation-mathematica

Also being dropped are MS and PhD programs in math. https://provost.wvu.edu/files/d/62ea2c4f-99bd-431d-9e97-7199271fecab/preliminary-recommendation-mathematical-and-data-sciences.pdf https://provost.wvu.edu/files/d/62ea2c4f-99bd-431d-9e97-7199...

basementcat 3y ago
The institution is facing a $40+ million deficit. It isn’t clear if athletic programs will be affected.
- joe5150 3y ago
  WVU is about to become the world's first vocational school with a D-1 football program.
- bsder 3y ago
  I suspect they could put a big dent in their $40 million deficit simply by wiping out their football program. The head coach gets paid $4 million per year. Extrapolate that to the lackeys and you could probably wipe out almost half of the deficit.
  - KeplerBoy 3y ago
    Aren't most of these athletic programs actually earning money for the universities? At least if they are well-run, which probably isn't the case here.
    - matwood 3y ago
      Most of the men's football and basketball programs revenue covers the cost for all the other sports and typically have some leftover for the university.
    - maxerickson 3y ago
      It's bifurcated. The programs in conferences with big TV deals earn money, smaller schools are probably spending money on athletics.
  - dustincoates 3y ago
    Athletics is revenue positive for WVU: > WVU produced $102,684,423 in revenue, which was a decrease from the $110.5 million produced by the department the previous year. However, it was still more than enough to cover the program’s $91,807,281 in expenses. https://wvmetronews.com/2019/08/12/west-virginia-ranked-37th-in-revenue-fourth-in-big-12-in-2017-18/ https://wvmetronews.com/2019/08/12/west-virginia-ranked-37th... Football isn't broken out here, but it generally subsidizes other sports, so if you wipe out the football program, you aren't going to help the deficit.

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Also being dropped are MS and PhD programs in math. https://provost.wvu.edu/files/d/62ea2c4f-99bd-431d-9e97-7199271fecab/preliminary-recommendation-mathematica

by joe5150 3y ago

basementcat 3y ago
The institution is facing a $40+ million deficit. It isn’t clear if athletic programs will be affected.
- joe5150 3y ago
  WVU is about to become the world's first vocational school with a D-1 football program.
- bsder 3y ago
  I suspect they could put a big dent in their $40 million deficit simply by wiping out their football program. The head coach gets paid $4 million per year. Extrapolate that to the lackeys and you could probably wipe out almost half of the deficit.
  - KeplerBoy 3y ago
    Aren't most of these athletic programs actually earning money for the universities? At least if they are well-run, which probably isn't the case here.
    - matwood 3y ago
      Most of the men's football and basketball programs revenue covers the cost for all the other sports and typically have some leftover for the university.
    - maxerickson 3y ago
      It's bifurcated. The programs in conferences with big TV deals earn money, smaller schools are probably spending money on athletics.
  - dustincoates 3y ago
    Athletics is revenue positive for WVU: > WVU produced $102,684,423 in revenue, which was a decrease from the $110.5 million produced by the department the previous year. However, it was still more than enough to cover the program’s $91,807,281 in expenses. https://wvmetronews.com/2019/08/12/west-virginia-ranked-37th-in-revenue-fourth-in-big-12-in-2017-18/ https://wvmetronews.com/2019/08/12/west-virginia-ranked-37th... Football isn't broken out here, but it generally subsidizes other sports, so if you wipe out the football program, you aren't going to help the deficit.