Wayne State University eliminates 200 jobs; only 80 positions were filled - David Jesse, Detroit Free Press

Wayne State University has eliminated 200 positions, spokesman Matt Lockwood confirmed Friday. Of those positions, 80 were currently filled. The exact number of layoffs will be known once union bumping processes are complete. All the positions are administrative staff, except one clinical faculty position, Lockwood said. WSU President Alan Gilmour sent an e-mail to all university employees late Thursday afternoon, notifying them of the moves. "This note is to inform you that today we began a reduction in force and have notified most of the affected employees," he wrote. "This difficult decision was necessitated by a $32-million reduction in our (fiscal year) 2012 state funding, the largest cut in our history.