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UK: University departments ‘facing closure’

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The Telegraph: University departments ‘facing closure’

University departments are facing closure over a lack of funding. Liverpool University is considering shutting its politics and communications studies, philosophy, and statistics departments.

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U. of Massachusetts at Amherst May Cut 60 Faculty Jobs Next Year

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The Chronicle News Blog: U. of Massachusetts at Amherst May Cut 60 Faculty Jobs Next Year

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst notified 60 nontenured faculty members this week that they would not be reappointed next year, as the institution begins to take action to reduce a projected $46-million deficit.

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U. of Washington to Cut 70 Jobs in Fund-Raising Office, Reversing Its Rapid Growth

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The Chronicle News Blog: U. of Washington to Cut 70 Jobs in Fund-Raising Office, Reversing Its Rapid Growth

The University of Washington’s fund-raising office, which a Chronicle survey last summer identified as the fastest growing among public doctoral institutions, is now reducing its staff, under the twin blows of stock-market drops and expected state-budget cuts.

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Report: Storm brews for Canadian universities

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The Globe and Mail: Storm brews over universities

Canadian universities and colleges are facing a “perfect storm,” as they are battered by ailing endowments and pension funds, rising student demand and cuts in government funding, a new study warns.

Economic hardships will hit campuses across the country if provincial governments follow the pattern of past recessions and cut support to postsecondary institutions, the study predicted. At the same time, the deteriorating job market will prompt many workers to return to school, pushing up demand, especially in college and masters programs that can be completed in one or two years, it said.

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French Government Backs Down Amid Protests Over Higher-Education Proposals

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The Chronicle News Blog: French Government Backs Down Amid Protests Over Higher-Education Proposals

The French government has yielded to pressure following weeks of protests and disruptions at universities across the country and announced that a controversial decree governing the hiring and promotion of researchers engaged in teaching would be “entirely rewritten on the basis of discussions conducted by Valérie Pécresse [the higher-education minister] with the organizations in question.”

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Turmoil Over 70 Faculty Layoffs at Clark Atlanta

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Inside Higher Ed: Turmoil Over 70 Faculty Layoffs at Clark Atlanta

On Wednesday, a delegation of faculty leaders at Clark Atlanta University gave President Carlton E. Brown a list of 46 specific ideas for saving money. One of them was cutting the salaries of all faculty members by up to 10 percent. According to faculty leaders, he didn’t inform them of his plans for the next day.

On Thursday, the university announced the layoffs of 100 employees, including 70 full-time faculty members. (While the university did not indicate the tenure status of those affected, faculty sources and a university spokeswoman both said that some have tenure.) Most of the dismissed professors were told to leave immediately and classes were called off Friday and today to allow for courses to be reassigned to other professors. That may not be easy: Officially Clark Atlanta has 230 faculty members, which would mean that the layoffs constitute about 30 percent of the faculty. Some professors say that 230 is a high figure and that the base is actually lower.

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Arizona: ASU workers on layoff list may get hit by furloughs, too

Posted on February 6, 2009 by | Comments Off on Arizona: ASU workers on layoff list may get hit by furloughs, too

Arizona Republic: ASU workers on layoff list may get hit by furloughs, too

Some Arizona State University employees who are being laid off will face a double whammy under the university’s new furlough policy.

In response to the state’s ongoing budget crisis, the university was forced to eliminate up to 550 positions through attrition and layoffs, a number that could grow by an additional 1,000 jobs. The process of issuing 90-day layoff notifications began several months ago.

Last week, ASU President Michael Crow announced plans to require each of the university’s 12,000 employees to take up to 15 unpaid days off by June 30, which would save $24 million.

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