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WVU prepares to downsize as budget deficit looms

School officials expect ‘modest’ tuition increases amid low enrollment projections

Trenton Straight, Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Athenauem

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As West Virginia University faces a looming budget deficit, school officials are preparing to operate as a smaller institution in the coming years.

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Rob Alsop said Thursday that the University will begin addressing its financial shortfalls with a reduction in workforce and programs.

He made the announcement during a virtual Campus Conversation