Are Philosophy Departments Being Targetted for Cuts or Elimination More than Other Programs? And, if so, why?

A couple of readers have raised versions of this question in recent weeks.  Of course, this blog, for the obvious reason, disproportionately reports news about affected philosophy departments, so I don't really know if philosophy is more often or less often the target of cuts--someone reading this blog will, needless to say, get a somewhat distorted picture of where the cuts are.  We did cover the assault on foreign language study and classics at SUNY Albany, but my guess is there are many more cases like this, where philosophy survives unscathed, but other humanities fall to the chopping block.  (Links in the comments to more information on the issue of how philosophy fares relative to other disciplines would be welcome.)   At the same time, of course, research universities have been heavily invested in philosophy--Rutgers and Arizona, for example, have largely sheltered their excellent departments from the worst of budget cuts; Texas was recently awarded a million dollar Chair to fill; Chicago has expanded its philosophy faculty with a flurry of junior hiring; and so on.  But, of course, most jobs are not at research universities, but liberal arts colleges (I haven't heard any stories of draconian cuts at these places) and private and state universities focused on undergraduate education.   So what's happening out there?  And why would philosophy be especially vulnerable?  Signed comments preferred, of course.