Twenty-six full-time and eight part-time Northwestern State University employees were terminated this week in an effort to offset $9.7 million in state budget cuts over the past 18 months and projected future reductions.
18 months and projected future reductions. The layoff would be effective July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, and will reduce personnel costs by $1.07 million. In addition to the layoffs, 12 tenured faculty members and five Civil Service employees will retire by the end of the current fiscal year under an incentive plan.
