University of Nebraska‑Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett unveiled a revised budget plan that reduces proposed academic program eliminations from six to four, but the updated slate still includes departments that faculty committees had recommended saving. Bennett’s plan would eliminate the departments of Earth and atmospheric sciences, educational administration, statistics, and textiles, merchandising and fashion design to trim $6.7 million and address a structural deficit. The cuts come after nearly 3,000 public comments and an Academic Planning Committee vote opposing several closures; the system’s Board of Regents will consider Bennett’s final recommendations in December. The dispute underscores friction between administrative fiscal triage and faculty‑driven program evaluation processes, with implications for enrollment pipelines, research capacity and regional workforce support.