USM plans to cut 50 more faculty, slash two programs - NOEL K. GALLAGHER, Press Herald

Students make their way to classes Monday on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine, which will cut 50 faculty positions. The University of Southern Maine is cutting 50 faculty positions and eliminating two academic programs in the first part of a sweeping three-step plan that will significantly downsize the university and overhaul the focus of the campus, which has faced a string of multimillion-dollar deficits and seen enrollment drop almost 30 percent in the past five years. http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/06/usm-plans-to-cut-50-more-faculty-slash-two-program/