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By Bailey Campagna and Shelby Brown —
The U of L Faculty Senate and a professors group said a bill under consideration in Frankfort threatens their jobs and academic freedom. They met March 30 to discuss their concerns surrounding House Bill 200.
The bill could permit trustees to eliminate degree programs due to budgetary constraints and terminate tenured faculty with only 10 days notice.
“The attack is not an attack on academic freedom, but on the autonomy of the university to determine which programs need to operate and with what sort of faculty,” Interim Provost Dale Billingsley said.