Chancellor: State's higher-ed system will need layoffs to handle unallotment cuts - Joe Kimball, Minnesota Post

Officials at MNSCU -- the Minnesota State College and University system -- are bracing for cuts of up to $70 million when Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces his unallotment plan in the next week or so. And when it happens, said Chancellor James McCormick: "I've told our people we can whine about it for a day or two, then get on with making it work." Dealing with it will mean job cuts, he said. Estimating that each $1 million in cuts means between 12 and 15 employees -- with salary and benefits -- that could translate to 800 or more layoffs, out of the 19,000 system employees.