UMaine-Farmington cuts budget 9 percent, eliminates 18 positions - Nell Gluckman, BDN

University of Maine-Farmington President Kathryn Foster announced last week that 18 positions have been eliminated as part of a 9 percent campus spending reduction aimed at balancing the university’s budget for fiscal year 2015. Of the positions eliminated, 15 were vacant, according to a prepared statement from UMF in response to a query from the Bangor Daily News on Tuesday. No departments were eliminated. The filled positions that were cut included one each from the library, admissions and academic affairs. The reduction of 18 positions is expected to save the university $1.65 million, according to the statement. http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/04/news/mid-maine/umaine-farmington-cuts-budget-9-percent-eliminates-18-positions/