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“It’s not sufficient to just keep doing what you were doing before, because the field evolves and the world evolves,” Baicker, the provost, said of the humanities changes.

Prof Ian Dunn, provost at Coventry University, said the proposed increases were a "good thing" for universities, but added that "under no circumstances will this solve the problem".

“There has been no statement from the provost office rebutting Harrison’s rhetoric.”

“I would discourage anybody from throwing them out,” says Damon Yarnell, associate provost and executive director of career development at the University of Richmond.

The group is expected to release its latest report this month and present the findings to the UC systemwide provost, Academic Senate chair and Academic Planning Council in the fall.