🚨IMPORTANT NOTICE🚨
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🚨IMPORTANT NOTICE🚨 -
‼️🚨A moratorium has been placed on the Irish Studies Program at the University of Montana, placing the program in immediate jeopardy. Without swift action, its future is at serious risk.
We urge you to read the attached information packet here for a fuller understanding of what is at stake, where the decision currently stands, and, crucially, what can still be done to help prevent its termination🚨‼️
© Ryan Brennecke
© Ryan Brennecke
🚨TAKE ACTION NOW TO SUPPORT IRISH LANGUAGE AND IRISH STUDIES AT UM🚨
The timeline on this decision is immediate. If you want to help, now is the time.
What is happening
The University of Montana is moving toward a decision that would terminate the Irish language program and place Irish Studies into moratorium. This is being described as a simple administrative change. It is not. Removing the Irish language would damage exchange programs, cultural organizations, statewide education efforts, and Montana-Ireland partnerships built over nearly two decades.
What you can do right now
✅ Email the Board of Regents
Use the contact information below to send a short message explaining why the program matters and why the Irish language should remain at UM.
Regent Chair Todd Buchanan: RegentBuchanan@montana.edu
Regent Vice Chair Loren Bough: Regentbough@montana.edu
Regent Dean Folkvord: RegentFolkvord@montana.edu
Regent Heather Hoyer: RegentHoyer@montana.edu
Regent Jeff Southworth: RegentSouthworth@montana.edu
Regent Daniel Spoon: RegentSpoon@montana.edu
Student Regent Carter Jasper: RegentJasper@montana.edu
Clayton Christian - Commissioner of Higher Education and current Interim President of UM: cchristian@montana.edu
✅ Contact your local legislators
You can look up your legislator here:
https://www.legmt.gov/districts/
Tell them:
the Irish language program at UM is at risk
the decision is moving quickly
you want them aware of the issue
program is tied to Montana history and international partnerships
✅ Share your story
Comment on our Facebook post or make your voice heard by submitting a comment on our website about what the program has meant to you. We will compile testimonials and public comments and share them with decision-makers.
✅ Send or request a letter of support
If you are part of an organization, school, cultural group, exchange partner, or community institution, please consider sending a letter of support.
✅ Share this campaign
Talk about it. Share our posts. Text people. Bring it up over coffee. Print some flyers and put them around town! (PDFs of flyers are available under key resources below). This campaign depends on people knowing what is actually happening before the decision is made.
‼️Check out some key resources below:
