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Sonoma State athletes, coaches prepare to take legal action over plans to cut sports programs
Student-athletes and coaches at Sonoma State University are preparing to take legal action against the university following its announcement that it will eliminate all NCAA Division II sports programs and cut several academic offerings for the upcoming school year.
Sonoma State Plans to Cut All Athletics. Coaches and Athletes Are Fighting Back
Members of Sonoma State’s athletics community have filed a federal civil rights complaint after the university said it would cut all NCAA sports next fall amid a budget deficit.
Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Over Sonoma State’s Athletics Cuts
Save Seawolves Athletics, a group that's protesting the elimination of athletics at Sonoma State University, has filed a formal civil rights complaint over the decision.
Sonoma State Univ. coaches file complaint on behalf of students as school cuts athletics program
A lot of students and staff are feeling blindsided over Sonoma State University's decision to cut the entire athletics program and more amid a $24 million budget deficit. And now, they said they're preparing to fight back.
Sonoma State University ends athletic programs, cuts several departments amid $24M deficit
Sonoma State University announced Wednesday that its intercollegiate athletics programs are being discontinued, several academic departments and majors are being eliminated and dozens of faculty members are being laid off to address a budget deficit of nearly $24 million.
Facing Huge Deficit, Sonoma State University Makes Massive Cuts, Ends Athletics
Facing a $23.9 million deficit, Sonoma State University will enact large budget cuts, including laying off faculty and eliminating its intercollegiate athletics program.
Sonoma State student-athletes, coaches band together to save athletic programs
Student-athletes and coaches at Sonoma State University are banding together to try to save the school’s athletic programs.
Sonoma State University coaches file complaint over budget cuts
A lot of students and staff are feeling blindsided over Sonoma State University's decision to cut the entire athletics program and more amid a $24 million budget deficit. And now, they said they're preparing to fight back.
Sonoma State group blasts plan to cut athletics department, files federal complaint
A grassroots organization seeking to save Sonoma State University’s athletics department says it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, calling for an investigation into the university’s decision to cut the entire department.
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Sonoma State University in crisis: $24 million budget blow follows ‘constant chaos’ of leadership scandals, disasters, enrollment decline
Where some see the academic and athletic cuts as a chance to reorient the troubled university, many others in the SSU ...
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Sonoma State Is Reeling After Huge Cuts. Where Does the School Go From Here?
As the university slashes entire departments and degree programs, officials advise students who are more than 60 units away ...
NBA star, Sonoma State alum Jaylen Wells joins fight to save athletics program following budget cuts
The fight to save the sports department at Sonoma State University is getting some star power from the NBA's Jaylen Wells. Last week, the school announced it would cut all of its athletic programs ...
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Here’s what’s happened since Sonoma State University announced sweeping budget cuts
The university has faced backlash from faculty and students since announcing it would slash academic and athletic programs in the face of a $24 million deficit.
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Sonoma State coaches organize legal challenges to proposed sports cut
Sonoma State coaches organize legal challenges to proposed sports cut. Sonoma State University coaches and sports supporters have file ...