52 positions (including 4 in philosophy) are on the chopping block. As this informative post explains, the mischief originates with the Orwellian “University Innovation Alliance”:

The UIA’s theory of institutional change rests on a set of identifiable assumptions: that transformation requires centralized administrative authority; that academic programs should be evaluated primarily through data analytics and labor-market alignment metrics; that student success is best measured by retention rates, time-to-degree, and completion; and that faculty resistance to change is friction to be managed rather than a governing signal to be heeded. The alliance’s January 2026 scaling toolkit, published at theuia.org, states the underlying diagnosis plainly: “There’s an institutional tendency to evolve away from the original mission of educating students toward a culture of siloed, self-sustaining departments and systems that benefit faculty and staff.” In this framework, faculty-led academic departments aren’t the heart of the university but evidence of institutional drift, organized around the wrong center of gravity.

If you hear they are getting near your campus, make a ruckus!