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The American Association of University Professors has launched a formal inquiry in the way the State University of New York at Albany moved to close several language programs. The eliminations -- which the university has said are necessary due to tight budgets -- have been criticized by professors at Albany and nationally. Some have focused on the wisdom of a university that boasts about its global ambitions scaling back language programs. Others have questioned whether there was appropriate faculty consultation. The inquiry by the AAUP, a letter it sent to the university said, will focus on "the academic and educational ramifications for a prominent research university to end such programs" and "the bases and the methods for reaching the decisions," among other issues.
