Over the pleading for a reprieve from more than 100 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, students and alumni, the Board of Regents on Friday approved a controversial plan to eliminate four academic programs.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett listens to public comment during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
Coffins depicting the four academic programs UNL proposed eliminating line the entrance of Varner Hall on Friday when regents voted in favor of the plan despite hours of public testimony in opposition.
Alex VanderPlas, son of statistics associate professor Susan VanderPlas, speaks during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
Associated Professor of Statistics Susan Vanderplas addresses UNL Board of Regents on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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James Hawthrone addresses the University of Nebraska Board of Regents during Friday's meeting at Varner Hall.
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A timer counts down from three minutes for speakers during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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People wait for their chance to speak during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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Alex VanderPlas, son of statistics associate professor Susan VanderPlas, speaks during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences student Robert Szot speaks during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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People gather in the hallway outside the board room during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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University of Nebraska President Jeff Gold, left, and the NU Board of Regents listen to public comment during Friday's meeting at Varner Hall.
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University of Nebraska President Jeff Gold listens to public comment during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett listens to public comment during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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People wait in an overflow room during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents listens to public comment during Friday's meeting at Varner Hall.
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People looking to speak wait in an overflow room during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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People wait in the hallway for their chance to speak at Friday's University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting at Varner Hall.
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Bhaskar Bhattacharya, head of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Statistics, addresses NU regents during Friday's meeting at Varner Hall.
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Max Vitek, a graduating statistics student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, waits for his turn to speak during Friday's Board of Regents meeting at Varner Hall.
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John Schrader, an asssociate professor of broadcasting and sports media at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communication, listens to public comment during Friday's Board of Regents meeting at Varner Hall.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett listens to public comment during Friday's Board of Regents meeting at Varner Hall.
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University of Nebraska President Jeff Gold listens to public comment Friday's Board of Regents meeting at Varner Hall.
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Sherilyn Fritz, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, speaks during a University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
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Coffins depicting the four academic programs UNL proposed eliminating line the entrance of Varner Hall on Friday when regents voted in favor of the plan despite hours of public testimony in opposition.
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The entrance of Varner Hall is lined Friday with coffins for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the four academic programs UNL is looking to eliminate.
Coffins depicting the four academic programs UNL proposed eliminating line the entrance of Varner Hall on Friday when regents voted in favor of the plan despite hours of public testimony in opposition.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett listens to public comment during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
Alex VanderPlas, son of statistics associate professor Susan VanderPlas, speaks during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting Friday at Varner Hall.
