University of West Georgia

===2019 faculty lay-offs===
In the fall semester of 2019, UWG issued non-renewal letters to numerous tenure track faculty that informed them they would be let go at the end of the Spring 2020 semester.<ref>{{Cite news| title = University of West Ga. may cut faculty to fill $3 million revenue gap | newspaper = The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | publisher = AJC. 8 Nov 2019. | url = https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/university-west-may-cut-faculty-fill-million-revenue-gap/cHrrXOeEoEWNSxRG5KwKnO/ | access-date = 24 Jan 2020| last1 = Stirgus | first1 = Eric }}</ref> Student protests ensued as some students were outraged faculty were let go before considering other options.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Non-renewal letters have UWG students speaking up to defend their Faculty | date = 21 November 2019 | publisher = The Wolf. 21 Nov 2019. | url = https://thewolfuwg.com/non-renewal-letters-have-uwg-students-speaking-up-to-defend-their-faculty/ | access-date = 24 Jan 2020}}</ref> The faculty that were non-renewed/laid off remain so and have been informed the decision stands as of January 2020.