
Randy Newnham
Professor of Political Science at Penn State University, Berks; researcher on Russian economic sanctions and foreign policy.
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Jun 19, 2026
What Do the Woes at Penn State Tell Us about the Future of Higher Education?
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Randy NewnhamGUEST
They had an outside report on that as well, and they came up with metrics for why you would want to close a program, some of which are sort of obvious, like low graduation numbers, low numbers in the program.

Randy NewnhamGUEST
But they were also looking at things like their perception of the job market.

Randy NewnhamGUEST
So they tried to say, well, how many people does the state of Pennsylvania need in global studies? For some of those degrees, it's very hard to get good numbers for that because, of course, that's not usually a job title.

Sunil DasguptaHOST
Speak a little bit about how the reorganization is affecting faculty roles, departments, academic governance.