LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced its final budget plan that includes eliminating four academic programs and cutting 51.5 faculty positions to save more than $27 million.

The programs facing elimination are Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Educational Administration, Statistics, and Textiles/Merchandising/Fashion Design.

"There are currently hundreds of students enrolled in these programs. And we don't know, and they, we don't have answers for them, and they're calling us worried about their future," said Sarah Zuckerman, Educational Administration Associate Professor and AAUP UNL Chapter President.

Zuckerman said the cuts will hurt Nebraska's efforts to retain talent in the state.

"People who leave for graduate school they may never come back. They may choose to fi

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