Layoffs at Wright State, U Minnesota at Duluth - Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

Wright State University has announced the elimination of 23 positions, including those of six faculty members, The Dayton Daily News reported. The faculty members are instructors on one-year contracts. The university has been making budget cuts to deal with sharp declines in its reserve fund, which dropped from $100 million in 2012 to $13 million as of June 30, and is expected to be depleted by the end of the year. Also last week, the University of Minnesota at Duluth announced 40 layoffs -- all of non-tenure-track faculty members https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/10/24/layoffs-wright-state-u-minnesota-duluth