December 16, 2005

Tulane Slashes Departments and Lays Off Professors

By JEFFREY SELINGO

233 professors will lose jobs and 14 doctoral programs will be eliminated

A little more than three months after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, forcing administrators to cancel the fall semester at Tulane University, the storm has dealt another blow to the institution.

Last week university officials announced a sweeping restructuring that will slice $60-million from the annual budget and will result in the layoffs of 233 faculty members, the elimination of 14 doctoral

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