During the past two years, 37 full-time faculty were either paid-to-retire, or laid off by Manhattanville College. This month (December 2022), for the first time in the Manhattanville's history, tenured faculty were laid off in the arts and humanities, bringing the total number of full-time faculty that has been pushed away to 46. Manhattanville College was famous for its caring faculty, but will now follow a CUNY/SUNY format, with most courses taught by adjunct faculty.
As much as the college claims on its front page to "put focus on the future," the reality is that of a financially unstable institution. To survive, Manhattanville College has chosen to cut full-time faculty, grow its administration, and create new interdisciplinary degrees. Unfortunately, no-one knows what those new interdisciplinary degrees will look like.
As of now, there are no more full-time faculty in many of the humanities and art disciplines, and students are being turned away from these majors. The future of this institution looks grim, following many years of catastrophic poor leadership and financial distress.
Students are also complaining about these changes, as voiced on change.org:
https://www.change.org/p/end-the-administration-of-manhattanville-college-s-negligence-towards-students-and-staff?recruiter=1283487558&recruited_by_id=2ed3d7c0-5a67-11ed-8d86-a1f15cb71c7a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard