Columbia College Chicago has paused faculty sabbaticals for the second year in a row, a college spokesperson told Inside Higher Ed, confirming a report in the student newspaper, The Columbia Chronicle, which broke the news.
Interim provost Suzanne McBride announced the move at a Faculty Senate meeting last week, the Chronicle reported, citing financial challenges.
“The only reason I’m doing this is because I’m trying to count every penny,” McBride reportedly told the Senate. “As much as I very much value and regret that I have to do this a second year, I just have to make this decision.”
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