Abstract
Focused on the Department of Communication at SUNY Buffalo, this case study describes a prolonged administrative review shaped by budget reductions, declining student pools, public internal conflict, and loss of faculty lines. The department responded by arguing for communication’s student demand, disciplinary centrality, program quality, and relevance to the university mission, while also experimenting with resource plans, tighter requirements, larger course strategies, and use of part time professionals. When administrators proposed options ranging from phase out to program suspension or reorganization, the department issued an open letter addressing budgetary need, quality, centrality, demand, and internal strife. The case documents an unresolved but strengthened departmental position after a favorable task group report.
Recommended Citation
Petrie, Charles R.
(1983)
"The SUNY, Buffalo, Story,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 46, Article 17.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol46/iss1/17
