Regents eliminate four degrees at UNK as part of $4.5 million campus budget cuts

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 483

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday finalized academic cuts at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, bringing total reductions at the central Nebraska campus to $4.5 million this academic year.

Regents voted 8-0 to eliminate three undergraduate degree programs and 7-1 to eliminate a master’s degree. A faculty advisory committee at UNK agreed with UNK Chancellor Neal Schnoor’s recommendations to cut the four programs.

NU President Jeffrey Gold said the …

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