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Decision on whether to cut Mills undergraduate dance program to be made this week

on November 30, 2015

On December 1, the Mills Board of Trustees will make decisions regarding curriculum cuts at Mills College. The members of the board may make a final decision on whether to phase out the undergraduate dance major over the next few years. Since Mills president Alecia DeCoudreaux announced in a school-wide email on October 19 that several programs were under consideration to be downsized or phased out, there have been four forums in order for students and faculty to voice their concerns about budget cuts.

Click here for our previous coverage of why the Mills undergraduate dance major is at risk of phasing out, and watch our video above.

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  1. […] Students and faculty responded to this announcement by participating in four meetings throughout lat…. Mills was one of the first colleges in the U.S. to offer modern dance classes. The curriculum’s phasing out would have meant the loss of a historic program. […]



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