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PHOTOGRAPHY: Richard L. Boeth, MaryAnne Golon, Rose Keyser, Robert B. Stevens (Associate Editors); Kevin J. McVea (Operations); Renee Mancini (Syndication); Arnold H. Drapkin (Consultant); Dorothy Affa Ames, Sarah Buffum, Gary Roberts, Nancy Smith-Alam (Assistant Editors); Cristina T. Scalet, Marie Tobias, Mary Worrell-Bousquette (Researchers) Bureaus: Martha Bardach, Sahm Doherty...
The primary goal of the changes was to strengthen academic areas that are already strong, Stevens said. The dean added that she made these recommendations so departments at the University of Pennsylvania "could be among the best programs in their field."
In addition, Stevens said that the five departments were singled out for cuts in order to protect the academic areas they represent.
For example, "astronomy is being absorbed by physics to protect teaching in astronomy because we have a very small astronomy department," Stevens said.
Trustees met to debate and decide upon the fate of the recommenda- tions last night, but Stevens could not bereached to confirm the outcome.