Florida: UF cutting staff, students to deal with 6 percent budget cut

by E Wayne Ross on May 6, 2008

AP: UF cutting staff, students to deal with 6 percent budget cut

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida is laying off 20 faculty members and 118 staff members, leaving 290 empty positions unfilled, reducing research, eliminating degrees and cutting student enrollment as it deals with a $47 million budget cut.