UI approves changes to its offerings

Careful optimism and a heightened sense of uncertainty were the themes of the day at the University of Idaho’s biannual faculty meeting Thursday afternoon.

About 130 faculty members in Moscow and participating electronically statewide were present to approve a series of revisions to the UI Faculty-Staff Handbook and program catalog.

Among catalog changes are the discontinuance of the master of economics degree and arboriculture and urban forestry minor due to low demand and limited resources.

Also on the chopping block are the foreign language bachelor of arts degrees that have emphases in classical studies and Latin, in addition to minors in Greek and Latin. They will be replaced by a restructured classics minor. New bachelor of arts degrees in Spanish and French also will be offered as part of the restructuring of foreign languages.