The Australian Catholic University has proposed cuts to humanities disciplines, including the disestablishment of the Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) program and the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, and job cuts across history, philosophy, political science, religion and theology subjects.
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The proposal will see 23 positions cut and the dismantling of the Health Services Unit.
The acting Vice Chancellor said that the redundancies were due to a number of factors including a drop in student numbers and insufficient government funding. She said that this meant the University was forced to make “hard decisions” in an attempt to reduce its operating budget by $60 million annually.
Staff cuts en masse at UTS have exacerbated the ongoing casualisation crisis.
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Staff will be required to fight amongst themselves for newly created positions that may have a lower pay.
100 percent of job losses occurred in public universities.
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