Take Action on SAS Cuts

rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/take-action-on-sas-cuts-tuition-hearing?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-take-action-on-sas-cuts-tuition-hearing' style='width: 100%'></div> Rutgers AAUP-AFT https://actionnetwork.org/groups/rutgers-aaup-aft-2 Take Action on SAS Cuts https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg WHAT HAPPENED? 38 lecturer colleagues in New Brunswick SAS received termination letters from Dean Wade on Friday (3/6) night. These cuts targeted American Studies, Creative Writing, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literature, among other humanities Adjunct lead courses. Many of these faculty had been teaching at the school for many years and highly respected in their fields. Additionally, many are also higher-paid adjuncts because of their many years of service. These cuts impact both individual courses and departments and majors that relied on these faculty. The money “saved” from these cuts is minimal and could easily have been found in more wasteful areas of spending than adjunct salaries. Lack of course offerings will impact students’ time to degree. TAKE ACTION Make your voice heard by attending Rutgers' Virtual Open Hearing on the University’s Tuition, Fees, and Housing and Dining Charges for 2026–2027, which takes place on March 31 from 6-8pm on Zoom. Register to make a public comment and call on Rutgers' administration to reverse course on these harmful budget cuts. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/take-action-on-sas-cuts-tuition-hearing