In hopes to regain AAU accreditation. They are worried the Big Ten might decided to kick them out over it. They were an AAU school when they joined, but lost it a few months later. One thing I have respected about the BIg Ten over the years is they want to be both an academic and athletic association of schools.
Cutting programs? Merging campuses? Nebraska university leaders ponder bold changes to compete
Eliminating programs and merging campuses are under review for the University of Nebraska as state leaders set a goal of competing nationally in higher education versus "eating everyone else’s dust.”
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