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Univ. of MO Press laying off nearly half of its staff

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St Louis Post-Dispatch: Univ. of MO Press laying off nearly half of its staff

The University of Missouri Press notified 7 of its 18 staff members today that they are being laid off. The layoffs will not take effect for at least a couple of weeks.

The layoffs come in the wake of growing financial losses for the press. Other university presses have also been struggling in recent years. In addition to the staff reductions, the press will also be refocusing its efforts, but the specific changes have not yet been hashed out, said university system spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead.

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New York: RPI won’t renew “temporary” faculty contracts

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Albany Times-Union: RPI language programs may be at risk
College won’t confirm concerns; says students may have “opportunities”

Friday, March 6, 2009

TROY Some professors and students are worried about the fate of language instruction at RPI, which announced Thursday that it won’t renew the contracts of roughly 13 “temporary” faculty members.

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Rhode Island: Non-tenured faculty receive pink-slips for possible lay-offs

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Block Island Times: Non-tenured faculty receive pink-slips for possible lay-offs

03/07/09 – At a special Block Island School Committee meeting on February 26, Chairman Bill Padien announced that because of looming financial exigencies, the school was notifying six untenured faculty of possible lay-offs.

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California Warns of Layoffs at Schools—26,000 teachers & 15,000 staff will lose jobs

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The New York Times: California Warns of Layoffs at Schools

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Public school employees throughout California are being warned of extensive job cuts as local officials face a deadline for issuing layoff notices to educators.

The State Department of Education estimates that preliminary notices will be given to 26,500 teachers by the Sunday cutoff. An additional 15,000 bus drivers, janitors, secretaries and administrators are also expected to receive the written warnings.

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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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A College Ends Poli Sci

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Inside Higher Ed: A College Ends Poli Sci

Wisconsin Lutheran College last week not only eliminated the jobs of 18 people — it also ended the teaching of political science.

Many colleges are being forced this year to eliminate positions, but Wisconsin Lutheran’s move illustrates a reality for many small institutions: It may be impossible to meet their goals for eliminating slots without also eliminating disciplines.

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Vermont: UVM Faculty: Staff Cuts, More Students Net Bad Formula

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WPTZ-TV: UVM Faculty: Staff Cuts, More Students Net Bad Formula

University Of Vermont Faces $28M Budget Gap

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Staff cuts and adding more students to close a budget gap are concerning faculty at the University of Vermont.

University trustees searching for options to close a $28 million budget gap heard an outpouring of concerns about whether the cuts could hurt the school’s reputation, NewsChannel 5’s Mia Moran reported.

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Coaches aren’t exempt from furlough programs

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USA Today: Coaches aren’t exempt from furlough programs

The economic downturn is becoming a leveling force between some NCAA Division I athletics departments and their universities at-large. Arizona State, Clemson, Maryland and Utah State are in the middle of mandatory furlough programs that apply to all school personnel, including coaches.

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Clark Atlanta cuts 100 staffers

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Clark Atlanta cuts 100 staffers

With university’s enrollment, endowment down, faculty must be let go, president says.

About 70 full-time Clark Atlanta University faculty members and 30 other full-time employees are receiving word today that they have lost their jobs.

To compensate for the cutbacks to the school’s 650-member staff, some classes are being combined, university President Carlton E. Brown said Friday.

Brown emphasized that the university remains fully accredited and financially sound.

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Drew University to lay off 10% of faculty and staff

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Los Angeles Times: Drew University to lay off 10% of faculty and staff

Between 35 and 40 people will be laid off, and contributions to all employees’ retirement funds have been suspended, officials said. Job and salary cuts are expected to take effect in early March.

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science will lay off 10% of its faculty and staff and slash executive salaries in an effort to reduce annual expenses by $10 million, officials said.

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New York: $36,000 buys criticism for RPI

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Albany Times-Union: $36,000 buys criticism for RPI

Amid layoffs, fee to Clinton group spurs questions on $1.1M for Kenya

TROY– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is defending payments to Bill Clinton’s foundation as new details emerge about its plans to invest far more in an African education collaboration linked to one of the foundation’s ventures.

RPI drew criticism from a faculty leader and an alumnus when the institute surfaced on a long-secret list of foundation contributors that Clinton released in December. Rensselaer later said the money reflected not a donation but $36,000 in “membership fees” to join the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

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