Students, alumni and instructors are protesting Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) plan to phase out its bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program.
On Monday, the Kamloops, B.C.-based university told CBC News it has stopped enrolling new students to the four-year program, which they will be winding down over the next three years.
CBC News has asked why the program is being phased out, but did not hear back from the university by publication time.
Spokesperson Michelle Nordstrom said the university will launch new programs under the Faculty of Arts — which manages the Department of Visual Arts, under which the BFA program runs — and that current students will not be affected.
“We can confirm that this will not
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