The University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Dec. 5, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted Friday to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, three of them unanimously.

The eight-member board approved eliminating the departments of statistics, earth and atmospheric sciences, educational administration and textiles, merchandising and fashion design. Together, the cuts total $6.74 million; 51.5 positions will be cut, most of them faculty. • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ($1.85 million, 13 positions eliminated). • Statistics ($1.75 million, 12 positions eliminated). • Educational Administration ($1.69 million, 15.5 positions eliminated). • Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design ($1.45 m

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