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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unsurprising with the recent issues pertaining to a deficit, but this is still sad to see by an elite liberal arts college with the competitive advantage of an intimate educational setting. Potentially this could affect higher-tier LACs like Amherst, Pomona, or Swarthmore?
Source:[url]https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2025/11/save-small-class-sizes[/url][/quote]

Does Pomona or Swat have a deficit? Pomona's endowment is double the size of Mid despite having roughly half as many students.[/quote]

Here's an interesting article about administrative bloat at Pomona that also touches on cuts to academic programs:

https://tsl.news/opinion-the-real-cost-of-administrative-bloat/

More on cuts to academic departments:
https://tsl.news/budget-backlash-how-pomona-college-budget-shortages-have-affected-major-departments-and-student-organizations/[/quote]
Not really the same thing at all. The budget cuts basically amount to students not being paid to throw events for their department...that's an unnecessary expense.
One of the complaints is American history lack of offerings, but the school currently has 2 visiting faculty and a tenure track faculty member teaching American history. And while the student tries to dramatize, I don't find walking 10 minutes up to scripps (or 5 to CMC) to take a history course particularly oppressive.[/quote]

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