University of Alaska Southeast cuts 4 positions at Juneau campus to help meet budget cuts - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau will eliminate four positions as it deals with a $2 million deficit this year. State funding for the university system was cut by more than $8 million this year, and more than $1 million of that was at the Juneau campus, the Juneau Empire reported (http://is.gd/sAAen9). On top of that, employee salaries and benefits increased by about $750,000 this year, and campus officials anticipate $205,000 less in tuition because of declining enrollment. Of the four positions to be eliminated, two were open and won't be filled. The retirements of 12 others at the end of the academic year also will help, and the university will close a building and a bookstore, which had declining revenue, to help meet the budget. http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/19f55dbaac4a4fd9a71c073abce572e1/AK--UAS-Budget-Cuts