June 18, 2009

In Hard Times, Colleges Search for Ways to Trim the Faculty

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Chris Hildreth for The Chronicle

Craven E. Williams, president of Greensboro College, holds himself responsible for financial problems that led to collegewide pay cuts. "I was slow in recognizing the severity of the economic downturn and its implications for us," he says.

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close Broad Pay Cuts Make Deep Dents in Morale</I> 1

Chris Hildreth for The Chronicle

Craven E. Williams, president of Greensboro College, holds himself responsible for financial problems that led to collegewide pay cuts. "I was slow in recognizing the severity of the economic downturn and its implications for us," he says.

By Audrey Williams June

Greensboro College has many of the intimate hallmarks of a small, private, liberal-arts college.

Professors give their cellphone numbers to students and routinely provide extra help to those who need it. Classes at the North Carolina institution average 14 people. And one of the students featured on the college Web site is a biology major who plays on the tennis and volleyball teams and says she is grateful that professors are willing to work around her hectic schedule. The college

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