Seven Jackson College faculty members receiving layoff notices in effort to trim costs - Leanne Smith, MLive

Layoff notices will go out to seven full-time Jackson College faculty members on Tuesday, April 15. The layoffs, which are expected to save about $910,000 in the 2014-15 budget, were unanimously approved by the college’s Board of Trustees on Monday, April 14. Trustee Ed Mathein was absent from the meeting. “I get heartburn when we have to reduce staff period, but I also understand that billing contact hours are killing us,” said Trustee Phil Hoffman. “I know we have to prepare for the worst but hope for the best.” http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/04/seven_jackson_college_faculty.html