Columbian College cuts back on hiring amid budget crunch - Mary Ellen McIntire, GW Hatchet

Faculty say the number of new hires next fall will be low compared to past years, when the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences brought in as many as 20 new faculty members. A budget crunch in GW’s largest college has forced officials to cut the number of faculty searches across departments this year. Just five new faculty searches in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences have launched so far this year, and professors said the number of new faculty members next fall will be low compared to past years, when the college brought in up to 20 new faculty. Four departments – biology, psychology, anthropology and chemistry – have started searches this year, according to the University’s jobs website. The recruitment decline comes as the Columbian College has looked for ways to cut costs after a graduate student enrollment drop has stripped millions of dollars from the school’s revenue. http://www.gwhatchet.com/2014/10/06/columbian-college-cuts-back-on-hiring-amid-budget-crunch/