LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced a $27.5 million budget reduction plan that would eliminate 6 academic programs and 58 full-time jobs to address mounting financial pressures.

Chancellor Dr. Rodney Bennett's proposal targets Community and Regional Planning, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Educational Administration, Landscape Architecture, Statistics, and Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design for elimination.

"That feels like an absolute rug pull," said Colten Daake, an engineering student who had been taking Community and Regional Planning courses with plans to apply for the master's program in the spring.

Daake said he planned to choose to stay at UNL because he already knew the professors and had friends in the program.

"I haven't really looked into it in

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