Tag: layoffs

Wright State University to Potentially Cut Up to 113 Faculty Positions

Wright State University President Dr. Susan Edwards is expected to recommend Feb. 19 that WSU lay off up to 113 faculty, WHIO reported. Reasons cited by WSU officials include enrollment decreases, financial issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. As of last fall, approximately 12,000 students are enrolled at WSU. WSU enrollment fell 30% in the past […]

February 18, 2021

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Ithaca College Has Announced Planned Layoffs

Ithaca College has announced that more than 100 full-time employees may have their jobs cut, WBNG reported. And there may be even more layoffs.

January 25, 2021

Ithaca College Announces 130 Faculty Layoffs Due to Low Enrollment

Ithaca College recently announced that it will have to cut approximately 130 faculty jobs due to low enrollment, according to The Ithaca Voice. The school’s provost, Dr. La Jerne Cornish made the announcement, including an estimation that the college would only need 415 of its current 547 faculty members and that the school has to […]

October 12, 2020

University of Delaware Announces Layoffs, Other Measures to Address Budget Deficit

The University of Delaware (UD) announced layoffs, voluntary retirement program and staff hour reductions to help address a budget deficit of about $250 million this year, a significant revenue loss in addition to increased expenses from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, according to Delaware Online. UD administrators are also in conversation with the union […]

September 25, 2020

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Stanford Sees $267 Million ‘Negative Financial Impact’ From COVID-19 in March-August

Stanford University is forecasting a $267 million “negative financial impact” from COVID-19 for the March-August period, its president Marc Tessier-Lavigne wrote in a letter to the community. In the next fiscal year, he said “we expect our financial challenges to be as great or even greater,” as many income streams continue to diminish. “Housing revenue […]

May 28, 2020

U of Missouri System Considers Layoffs, Unpaid Leave to Cut Costs

The University of Missouri System is considering layoffs, unpaid leave and other measures to cut costs while facing the economic losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, reported Fox 4. The system’s president Mun Choi said major sources of funding “will remain under stress for some time to come.” Also, starting May 1, he and system […]

April 14, 2020

Leadership & Policy

‘Pressure is Turning Way up’: College Presidents Plan Layoffs, Budget Cuts Due to Coronavirus, Says Survey

In response to the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 72% of college presidents expect to lay off employees, almost 55% project across-the-board budget cuts and almost 40% will likely cut research-and-development spending, according to a recent survey of higher education leaders’ priorities amid campus shutdowns.

April 9, 2020

Amid Health Emergency, U of California Commits to No Layoffs Through June

The University of California (UC), which has the third-largest workforce in the state, said it won’t lay off any career employees through June 30 despite the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus emergency, reported KTLA5. The no-layoff pledge includes gardeners and dining hall workers; doctors and nurses; and faculty members and administrators at the university’s […]

April 3, 2020

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Higher Ed Institutions Lay Off Workers, Tighten Budgets Amid Coronavirus Crisis

As college faculty and administrators slide into their slippers and prepare to work online, other campus workers who can’t carry out their duties remotely – namely members of dining, housing and maintenance operations – face layoffs as various institutions across the country are reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 29, 2020

Merger of Colleges in Boston To Result in Loss of 100 Jobs

BOSTON — More than 100 employees of a small Massachusetts college are losing their jobs as a result of a merger with the much larger Boston University. BU announced Thursday that 111 Wheelock College employees— 72 staff and 39 full- and part-time faculty members — will be let go when the merger becomes official June […]

March 18, 2018

Faculty & Staff

Tennessee Community College Cuts 28 Employees

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee community college has laid off 28 employees – one of many measures it’s taking to balance the budget. Local news outlets report that Northeast State Community College announced on Monday the elimination of 28 non-faculty, full-time employee positions as part of a plan to balance the upcoming school year’s budget. […]

August 1, 2017

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