Many doctoral students may have to start from scratch after Our Lady of the Lake University cut its Leadership Studies program.

The university said it is cutting the program, among 15 others, due to budget cuts and low enrollment. The cuts will impact 200 students and result in 19 faculty members losing their jobs.

PhD candidate Lore Hidalgo is four years and $130,000 deep into the leadership studies program, and said she is fortunate to be able to finish out her degree at the end of the year.

Hidalgo said many of her peers, who are not as far in the program, will not have many options to transfer their credits because the program is unique to Our Lady of the Lake.

“I feel bad for my fellow students, you know, that joined this program with all hopes of finishing,” Hidalgo said.

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