This document responds to Bruce Bursten, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and his reasons/rationale for selecting Audiology and Speech Pathology for termination. Additionally, the present document also addresses a UT press release from June 11, 2008.  This same information can be used in communications to all decision makers, particularly the Board of Trustees.

1. Impact on General Education

Dean Bursten: “Our considerations of where to make a focused budget cut led us to conclude that the phased closure of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology (ASP) was the most [...] Continue Reading…

Victory! UT Board of Trustees Votes
to Accept the UT-Memphis Proposal

 The UT Board of Trustees voted on October 24 to accept the proposal to move the UT ASP programs under the control of the UT-Memphis College of Allied Health Sciences/Heath Sciences Center. This transition will be complete on July 1, 2009. The ASP programs will receive interim funding of $1 million annually from the UT Medical Center licensing agreement.

For more information, or to see the webcast of the meeting, visit the UT Board of Trustees Website

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The UT Board of Trustees voted on October 24 to accept the proposal to move the UT ASP programs under the control of the UT-Memphis College of Allied Health Sciences/Heath Sciences Center. This transition will be complete on July 1, 2009. The ASP programs will receive interim funding of $1 million annually from the UT Medical Center licensing agreement. For more information, or to see the webcast of the meeting, visit the UT Board of Trustees Website

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UPDATE, JANUARY 2012

The saveutasp.org website originally was scheduled to be taken down at the end of 2008. However,

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