November 11, 2005

2 Colleges Hit by Katrina Cut Their Staffs by Over Half

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

Dillard, Xavier drop workers; LSU predicts big layoffs, too; a medical school can't return

The economic effects of Hurricane Katrina continued to batter New Orleans's colleges last week, as two historically black universities slashed their faculties and staffs by more than half, a statewide university system predicted sweeping layoffs, and a prestigious medical school announced that it would not be able to return to the city this spring.

Dillard University laid off 59 percent of

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