UMUC to lay off 70 amid declining enrollments - Carrie Wells, The Baltimore Sun

The University of Maryland University College announced Friday that it would lay off 70 employees — the latest problem to hit the school that caters to nontraditional students, including members of the military, the federal government and working adults. The layoffs, which began earlier this week, come as declining enrollments have triggered a loss of revenue. They will affect staff "across the board" in departments at the Adelphi and Largo campuses but not faculty members, UMUC spokesman Bob Ludwig said. The university employs about 2,000 in the U.S. Ludwig said the college is facing a $25 million shortfall in the fiscal year that began last summer. The number of students at the college is expected to decline 6.5 percent in the fall semester. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/blog/bs-md-umuc-layoffs-20140328,0,4709420.story#ixzz2xYsYxMFq