Layoffs at Syracuse, Miami U., and Boston U.
Syracuse University laid off 48 employees last week and eliminated 71 vacant positions in order to account for $8 million in budget cuts.
The Miami University Board of Trustees said 100 employees will need to be let go, either via buyouts or layoffs, to balance the budget.
Boston University faces a $10 million budget gap. President Robert Brown told students the existing hiring freeze and hold on construction projects are likely not enough to cover the gap caused by an increase in financial aid applications and a total endowment decrease of 24.1 percent since the end of June. Brown said there will likely be layoffs but offered few other details.
Ohio University is discussing a wage freeze for the entire university. Up for debate: whether to include those earning under $30,000 in the freeze.
Bowling Green State also previously announced 43 layoffs.
Tags: colleges | recession | Miami University | Syracuse University | Boston University
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I suggest you research these situations in more detail before making overarching statements about WHO is being cut. In most, if not all, of these layoffs, faculty have been safe; it has been university staff who get the pink slip.
The moral obligation of any business is to ensure the highest output given the resources provided by its stakeholders. Universities are increasinly being asked to operate with less public money, unlike so many other industries caught up in the year of the bail-outs. Hopefully, the outcome of that reality will result in adjustments to culture, long standing practices, and laws that contribute to the overhead you mention.
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