PCAR : Howard University Looks to Cut Programs
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Posted By: Kayla Ward on November 29, 2010 PCAR stands for, Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal at Howard University, in Washington, DC. The programs was said to be built around a presidential appointed Commission composed predominantly of faculty, and has representation from every University stakeholder group. PCAR's membership also includes nationally recognized external academic leaders and other experts. The programs they are looking to removed are programs that are extremely important to students on campus. “I totally disagree with PCAR because my major is included in the list of programs they are recommending. I feel that there must be other ways to direct funding in the school, other than cutting programs", Said Junior Fine Arts Major Ashley Johnson. PCAR is also looking to cut the Sociology program, which I personally have been looking to minor in. The sociology program has been around for almost as long at Howard University and students seem to benefit from it. Cutting programs is not the answer. The major deficit at the University that people tend to look over is the Hospital. Howard Universities Hospital creates a major shortage in the budget of the school and does not benefit the school in the ways that our former University leader thought it would. Along with the large amounts of funds the Hospital requires from the schools, the staff at the hospital are not up to par. "If anything ever happens to me, I don't think I would like to go to HUH. I would defiantly be asked to be taken to Georgetown or Washington Hospital", Said Nakia Puge, Howard University’s School of Communications advisement office secretary. "The only reason I would go to HUH right now is because I don't have insurance, but when my mom starts working again and I get insurance again there is not way I would go to HUH", Said Nick Speaker, Sophomore engineering major. Last year, 2009, there was a vote across the Board of Howard University on the issue of the hospital and weather to shut it down or keep it running and the vote was to keep it running. Instead of looking to cut programs for budget concerns our University and faculty leaders should look into the other things on the campus that can be removed as well. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Kayla Ward
Howard University class of 2013 Member Since November 2010 |
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