Eastern Kentucky University: Staff reduction needed to cut budget 10 percent - Bill Robinson, Register

A week after he asked employees to help administrators identify ways to reduce its $230 million budget by 10 percent, Eastern Kentucky University President Doug Whitlock admitted Thursday the cuts could not be achieved without a workforce reduction. Although it did not mention involuntary layoffs, Whitlock’s latest statement seemed to imply that layoffs were inevitable. A hiring freeze had been in place since December 2011, according to past university statements. In June, after the University of Kentucky had laid off 140 employees, about 1 percent of its workforce, EKU leaders said they believed enough savings could be achieved through the hiring freeze. http://richmondregister.com/localnews/x964901977/Whitlock-Staff-reduction-needed-to-cut-budget-10-percent