Albright to eliminate 20 programs and about a third of its faculty amid low enrollment, strained finances

Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, is eliminating 20 academic programs and 17 full-time faculty positions amid falling enrollment and financial strain. Trustees approved the changes on November 1, earlier than students and faculty expected, and the college informed staff two days later. Programs being cut include dance, painting, film and video, public health, Holocaust studies, and women’s and gender studies.