La Trobe students to fight for arts subjects

Arts students from La Trobe University have just over a month to fight for arts subjects being cut from the university’s arts program.
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In a big blow to arts students, La Trobe University has released a proposal indicating their intention to cut 45 jobs and six majors from its Humanities and Social Sciences faculty.

The proposal suggested that changes needed to be made, following low enrolments for the majors of art history, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Indonesian, linguistics and religion, as well as an overall $4.36 million shortfall in the Humanities faculty this year.

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