Wilberforce University, facing $2.8 million shortfall, to cut jobs, salaries

by E Wayne Ross on November 17, 2008

Dayton Daily News: Wilberforce University, facing $2.8 million shortfall, to cut jobs, salaries

Wilberforce University plans to cut jobs and reduce salaries in response to a $2.8 million budget shortfall for the current academic year, the university’s interim president said.

Wilberforce will cut six to eight staff positions starting Friday, Nov. 14, said Patricia Hardaway, interim president. There are no plans to cut faculty positions. The salary cuts will total $850,000. “Those are across the board, starting with me,” Hardaway said. Wilberforce’s total annual operating budget was $15.6 million before the cuts.