WVU will review about half of its academic programs amid budget crunch. Some will be discontinued.

West Virginia University will evaluate nearly half of its academic programs as it looks to remedy a $45 million budget deficit, in a precursor to some of them being scaled back or discontinued altogether. The public flagship has already pursued austerity measures as it stares down the budget shortfall, announcing mergers of several of its colleges — most recently the College of Creative Arts and the Reed College of Media last month. But more cuts are assured, both to its degree offerings and to faculty. University officials said Monday they...