U Maine Augusta to cut 24 jobs, phase out associate degree programs - Susan McMillan, Kennebec Journal

Ten people will be laid off, while 14 of the positions to be eliminated are vacant. The budget also reduces food service on the Augusta campus, cuts the soccer teams and moves two University College centers to smaller spaces in Brunswick and Saco. Two associate degree programs, in nursing and veterinary technology, will be phased out; but it will take a few years for students in those programs to graduate, so the savings aren’t part of the 2014-15 budget. http://www.kjonline.com/news/UMA_to_cut_24_jobs__phase_out_associate_degree_programs_.html