Monday, February 20, 2012

Washington State University cutting 360 jobs - Business First of Buffalo:

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The Pullman-based university released a preliminary budgey plan on May 1 after the state Legislaturre announced an operating budget that included significanft cuts tohigher education. Wednesday’s announcemen reflects the results of publicv budget forums and meetings held since The new budget goes into effect onJuly 1. Job reductiond include 167 vacant positions and 116 currentlufilled ones. Another 47 people will take earluy retirement while others have shifteds from full time topart time. WSU employs more than 6,20p0 people across the state. The three program s that will be cut are the Department of Theater and the Department of Community and Rural Sociology and the majorin German.
Students who are majoring in those fieldsd will still be able to take coursees to finish their but no new students will be PresidentElson Floyd, Provost Warwickj Bayly, deans, chancellors and vice presidentsx are contributing 5 percent of their base salaries, or a totapl of about $330,000, to a special fund that has allowed WSU to save some More detailed information on the budget reduction

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