Despite the Economy, Employees Are Upbeat on Many Campuses
The slumping economy has made this perhaps the most difficult year ever to work for a college. Nearly every size and type of institution, rich and poor, has been affected in some way by the lingering financial crisis. The colleges have spread that pain to employees in the form of pay cuts, layoffs, furloughs, and hiring freezes. The good news is that administrators, professors, and staff...
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