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Amanpour and Company

Why West Virginia Is Gutting Its Public University

Season 2023 Episode 6114 | 18m 29s

Higher education has become a flashpoint in the American culture wars and a prime target for government downsizers. So it was no surprise when West Virginia University announced plans to slash majors and cut courses as a budgetary measure. The Atlantic writer Michael Powell joins the show to discuss his latest article, “What happens when a poor state guts its public university?”

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