BU didn’t make a public announcement, however an undated replace to the PhD info web page on the Graduate College of Arts and Sciences’s web site signifies that admissions to its PhD applications in Historical past of Artwork and Structure, American and New England Research, Anthropology, Classical Research, English, Historical past, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Faith, Romance Research, and Sociology have been quickly suspended.
Nonetheless, Colin Riley, a spokesperson for the college, instructed Hyperallergic that the varsity “initiated [its] review of PhD programs through a task force in 2022 and began implementation of the recommendations this fall.”
BU additionally determined to scale back doctoral cohort sizes for the 2025–2026 tutorial yr, Riley mentioned, citing components together with “student success; job prospects and placements; the recommendations of the 2022 PhD Task Force on PhD Education; and ensuring we can honor the five-year funding commitments we have made to our currently enrolled doctoral students.”
A spokesperson for the Service Workers Worldwide Union Native 509 in Massachusetts, beneath which BUGWU organizes, didn’t instantly reply to Hyperallergic‘s inquiry.
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