Hocking College announces 36 layoffs, mandatory furloughs, other cuts - Athens News

Facing a $4.4 million budget deficit, Hocking College announced 36 layoffs Thursday afternoon, including nine administrative positions, 16 professional bargaining unit instructors, eight professional bargaining unit non-instructional positions and three support staff bargaining unit positions. The eliminated administrative positions also include three deans at the college, a news release said Thursday, but did not name which ones or their respective departments. "All efforts are being made to minimize the impact of our budget decline on our students, while protecting the areas critical to the mission of Hocking College," interim President Betty Young said in a news release. http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-43670-hocking-college-announces-36-layoffs-mandatory-furloughs-other-cuts.html