Averett University confirms layoffs - ​John Crane, Go Dan River

Averett University laid off 12 employees in a cost-cutting measure that targeted staff and administrative positions, spokeswoman Cassie Williams Jones confirmed Thursday. The layoffs, which took place Monday, were done to address increasing competition for higher-achieving students applying for college and decreasing enrollment of adult students, Jones said. The job cuts happened within weeks of the start of the new school year -- students returned to class on Aug. 21. http://www.godanriver.com/news/averett-university-confirms-layoffs/article_673cdc7a-9eeb-11e7-ba17-87d573bb4ce6.html