ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The president of St. Cloud State, Robbyn Wacker, proposed firing 24 professors and suspending several academic programs to balance the university’s books in a crisis reaction declining enrollment. Wacker announced the plan in a 10-minute Zoom meetings with deans. She also laid out a five-year employee reduction plan to eliminate 100 faculty positions by 2028 with buy-outs and attrition. Ninety students are enrolled in academic programs being eliminated:
> Majors: Philosophy, philosophy interdisciplinary, real estate, theater and social change, insurance, and nuclear medicine technology.
> Minors: British studies, ethics interdisciplinary, philosophy, philosophy interdisciplinary, religious studies, and theater.
> Graduate: Marriage and family therapy.
With 10,100 students, St Cloud State is second only to MSU-Mankato among MinnState colleges
Wacker. President of St. Cloud State since 2018. Formerly provost at Northern Colorado.