{"id":6525,"date":"2026-03-19T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:04:44","slug":"program-elimination-romance-languages-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/facultysenate\/2026\/03\/19\/program-elimination-romance-languages-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Elimination: Romance Languages Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>: Program Elimination Proposal for the Undergraduate Major in Romance Languages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proposer Names<\/strong>: Carlos Villacorta, Dean Emily Haddad, Associate Dean Tim Cole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proposal Description<\/strong>: The BA in Romance Languages combines requirements in French and Spanish. A BA in Modern Languages that combined requirements in French or Spanish and German was previously discontinued. After the self-study in Modern Languages and Classics and receipt of commentary by the external reviewers in 2020, the department determined that the \u201ccombined\u201d majors is a model that simply does not attract student interest, and that it would be better to focus on the Spanish major and minor and the French major and minor instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full proposal was shared with faculty via email. If you are a faculty member and did not receive it, or need it re-sent, please email <a href=\"mailto:glenda.periera@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glenda Periera<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mary.j.sedlock@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MJ Sedlock<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/GhASb7UE9LAMrMRF6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit feedback for this proposal here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Program Elimination Proposal for the Undergraduate Major in Romance Languages Proposer Names: Carlos Villacorta, Dean Emily Haddad, Associate Dean Tim Cole Proposal Description: The BA in Romance Languages combines requirements in French and Spanish. A BA in Modern Languages that combined requirements in French or Spanish and German was previously discontinued. 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