HSU Discontinues German Program

Richmond cites low enrollment, budget crisis

Humboldt Sentinel
News 6/4/08
By Sentinel Staff

ARCATA -- Citing the one-two punch of low enrollment and the ongoing campus budget crisis, HSU President Rollin Richmond announced he has asked California State University officials for formal permission to discontinue the schools' German major.

"I hope that those who favor its retention will recognize the sometimes agonizing decisions that the administration has been forced to make in the face of continuing reductions in the CSU budget by our Legislature and the Governor," Rollins wrote in a memo to HSU's Academic Senate.

No additional students will be accepted for the major as it is phased out over the next couple years. Plans will be made to accommodate students already in the major, and Richmond said he hopes the campus can continue offering German courses.

The decision follows a year-long review process by the Academic Senate and other campus groups.