U. of North Texas

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:33:46 -0400

Officials have imposed a hiring freeze for most positions and are looking at other areas in which to cut spending, such as travel. Those moves come in response to a directive by state officials for all public universities to prepare for 10-percent cuts in state support in the two-year budget period that starts in the fall of 2011. Universities have already cut 5 percent from their general revenue budgets for the 2010-11 academic year.

Louisiana State U.

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:48:15 -0400

The system president has asked campus chancellors to prepare plans for absorbing an expected 23-percent cut in their state support next year. Source.

U. of Illinois

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:48:56 -0400

An advisory panel has issued a report that recommends 43 cost-cutting steps to save nearly $60-million. Suggestions include maximizing the university's purchasing power, centralizing information-technology functions, and reviewing a number of higher-level administrative jobs, including those of vice presidents and vice chancellors, with a view toward combining or eliminating some of those positions.

Northwestern State U. (La.)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:44:27 -0400

Will recommend closing bachelor's-degree programs in chemistry, chemistry education, heritage resources, journalism, physics, physics education, political science, and sociology, along with several minors and concentrations, because of low enrollment or low performance, as part of efforts to deal with expected budget cuts from the state of $10-million to $15-million. Source.

New Mexico State U.

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:38:55 -0400

Plans to cut 68 nonfaculty positions university-wide to save $5.2-million in the 2011 fiscal year, but 40 percent of the posts are already vacant, 40 percent will be moved to a different university unit where they could continue, and 20 percent will allow current employees to move to another university job, so there will be no layoffs. Source.

Mississippi State U.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:28:34 -0400

Will cut 17 full-time and intermittent positions when printing-services and office-supply operations on the Starkville campus end, on August 1. Source.

Millersville U. of Pennsylvania

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:44:19 -0400

Announced the elimination or freezing of 10 administrative and 15 noninstructional positions, including five layoffs, after only 24 employees accepted incentives to retire. Source.

Southeastern Louisiana U.

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:20:27 -0400

Plans to eliminate its French and French education bachelor's-degree programs, merge its foreign language and literature department with its communication department, and lay off three tenured professors as part of efforts to deal with state budget cuts. Source.

U. of South Carolina

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:18:46 -0400

Proposed cutting 16 degree programs, including an undergraduate major in Italian and master's degree programs in applied art history, physical education, and religious studies. The board of trustees is scheduled to vote on the proposal on June 25. Source.

Naropa U.

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:28:28 -0400

Has laid off 23 administrative and support staff members and will let five faculty positions that are open remain vacant. Source.

U. of Minnesota

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:23:33 -0400

Proposing cutting about 2,000 adjunct positions at the medical school, eliminating 40 to 45 positions at the dental school, increasing class sizes, reducing the number of classes offered, and cutting pay temporarily by 1.15 percent for faculty and staff members and by 2.3 percent for 85 top administrators. Source.

Pennsylvania State U. at University Park

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:51:35 -0400

Laid off 10 people and eliminated "dozens" of other jobs as part of multiyear efforts to downsize the College of Agricultural Sciences, in research and cooperative-extension areas, resulting from budget shortfalls caused by state appropriations decisions. Source.

U. of Maryland at College Park

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:33:56 -0400

Did not renew the contracts of three researchers at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, and will close the 29-year-old Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies, in order to save several hundred thousand dollars. Source.

San Diego State U.

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:33:49 -0400

Has suspended the American Sign Language/deaf-studies concentration as a result of a $1.5-million cut in the College of Health and Human Services. Source.

U. of Texas System

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:06:48 -0400

Will eliminate some executive offices and combine others, to cut the administration's work force by 19 full-time positions, effective September 1. Source.

The cuts are on top of measures announced in February, which included shutting down the system's central distance-education arm and laying off its 23 employees.

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