<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="line-break:after-white-space"><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><center style="font-family:Helvetica-LightOblique;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(32,110,135);text-decoration:none"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" id="m_-7309507339366894114bodyTable" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(32,110,135)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;margin:0px auto;padding:0px;width:1036px"><table id="m_-7309507339366894114root" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="word-break:break-word"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:660px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%" style="word-break:break-word;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:12px 0px"><a href="https://linguisticsociety.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=001f7eb7302f6add98bff7e46&id=c864a6acee&e=eb1ac2b87a" style="word-break:break-word;display:block" target="_blank"><img width="246" height="auto" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/001f7eb7302f6add98bff7e46/images/8dc187b6-cb3e-4cae-918f-c55af86d4338.png" role="presentation" style="border:0px;height:auto;outline:currentcolor;text-decoration:none;width:246px;max-width:100%;display:block"></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:4px 20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;min-width:100%;border-top-width:3px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(32,110,135)"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:12px 24px"><div id="m_-7309507339366894114dataBlockId-10" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;width:612px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><span>08/17/23</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><i>We are sending the letter below to you out of a deep concern for the cuts to academic programs recently announced at West Virginia University, including the elimination of the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. We will be sending a letter directly to President Gee about this matter as well. </i></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-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n public-school classrooms to the only existing work documenting the Spanish spoken in West Virginia. They have helped train generations of public-school foreign-language and English teachers in a state facing a dire shortage of K-12 educators. And they have served as one of the few connections between West Virginia students and the larger world, from study-abroad programs to scientific training that has prepared students for graduate study at some of the most prestigious institutions in the United States and beyond. </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">The reason given for this egregious violation of ethical and professional norms is that the university faces a dire budget crisis, and the administration has no choice but to cut academic programs in order to close their structural budget deficit. But the administration's own financial data, gathered at great cost with external consultants and publicly posted <a href="https://linguisticsociety.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=001f7eb7302f6add98bff7e46&id=442bae39bc&e=eb1ac2b87a" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,110,135);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;direction:ltr" target="_blank">here</a>, clearly indicate that the department as a whole (p. 7) has generated operating profits of more than $800,000 in each of the last three years, even without counting our grant income, which is substantial (our NSF project is just one of several large external grants that faculty in our department have been awarded in the past several years). This is not a financial decision: it is an ideological one, as our president's public comments make clear. </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">The story of how the university got into such a catastrophic financial position to begin with is a long and complex one, and tangential to my message here. But for those interested, the exposé in the Chronicle of Higher Education titled “Why is West Virginia U. Making Sweeping Cuts?” (unfortunately paywalled for many readers) and this anonymous <a href="https://linguisticsociety.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=001f7eb7302f6add98bff7e46&id=9935d3106c&e=eb1ac2b87a" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,110,135);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;direction:ltr" target="_blank">report </a>by WVU faculty demonstrate convincingly that skyrocketing administrative personnel costs and excessive debt associated with a failed growth strategy are two of the major drivers (declining enrollment, COVID, and inadequate state funding also played a role). </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">To be honest, I don't know if anything that we can do will help the situation. The leadership of the university has made up its mind, they have the backing of state politicians and the board they appointed to oversee the university, and they will not be swayed by appeals to reason or ideals. What they may respond to is public pressure, and to that end I am asking my colleagues to share what is happening here as widely as you can through all available media and professional networks. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and we need a whole lot of disinfectant at my institution. You could also consider writing to the people who made these decisions and their enablers, and if you represent an organization like a department or institute, consider doing so publicly in an open letter. Let them know what you think of the decision to eliminate all foreign language, literature, and linguistics classes at a public land-grant state flagship, and to fire all faculty regardless of merit, longevity, or tenure. Let them know how this will affect the reputation of West Virginia University and the state that it represents. Let them know how it will affect young people's prospects and their choices in one of the poorest and least-educated states in the country, where huge numbers of our most talented and driven young people are already leaving to seek better educational and professional opportunities. Thank you for your time, and to my many wonderful colleagues who have reached out this week to ask how you can help. I am lucky beyond belief to work in such a supportive, principled, and collaborative field, and to have so many amazing mentors and colleagues. Linguists really are the best. </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">University leadership directly in charge of this process include <a href="mailto:Gordon.Gee@mail.wvu.edu?subject=null&body=null" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,110,135);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;direction:ltr" target="_blank">President Gordon Gee</a> and <a href="mailto:Maryanne.Reed@mail.wvu.edu?subject=null&body=null" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,110,135);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;direction:ltr" target="_blank">Provost Maryanne Reed</a>. The WVU Board of Governors is a politically appointed body that is supposed to oversee the administration of the university and will eventually need to approve the provost's recommendations. They can be contacted via <a href="mailto:Valerie.Lopez@mail.wvu.edu?subject=null&body=null" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,110,135);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;direction:ltr" target="_blank">Special Assistant Valerie Lopez</a>. Governor Jim Justice appointed most of the Board and has strongly supported Gee during his term. His office can be contacted using <a href="https://linguisticsociety.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=001f7eb7302f6add98bff7e46&id=cc540ee7fb&e=eb1ac2b87a" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,110,135);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;direction:ltr" target="_blank">this form</a>. </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">Sincerely yours, </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">Jonah Katz, Associate Professor of Linguistics</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr">West Virginia University</div></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:4px 20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;min-width:100%;border-top-width:3px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(32,110,135)"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word;background-color:rgb(64,64,64);padding:12px 24px"><div id="m_-7309507339366894114dataBlockId-11" style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;width:612px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><i><span style="color:rgb(242,242,242)"><span style="font-size:12px">The LSA supports the scientific study of language by by creating great venues for linguists from all subfields to congregate and discuss research, innovation, and learning. It is a community of scholars and professionals who who have a deep respect for the importance of an interdisciplinary community of peers.</span>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