Students, faculty rally to save religion department at Florida International University
Source: miamiherald.com Posted By: Eric 5444 days ago
Students and professors at FIU are trying to save the religion department, which is slated to be closed along with two other departments and 16 degree programs.
As Florida International University trustees prepare to vote on budget cuts next month, students and professors are campaigning to save an ancient tradition: the study of religion.
FIU's religion department is one of three slated to close as the school faces a $27 million cut from its state general revenue allotment. Closing the de