Boston University Reveals Layoffs in Wheelock Merger - Rick Seltzer, Inside Higher Ed

A total of 111 employees will be laid off as a result of Wheelock College’s merger into Boston University -- 72 staff members and 39 faculty members. The employees will lose their jobs after the merger becomes official June 1, The Boston Globe reported last week. The layoffs represent a majority of Wheelock employees, as Boston University offered positions to 93 of the college’s employees. About a third of those Wheelock employees being offered jobs are tenured faculty members. Those losing their jobs include both full-time and part-time faculty members. But all Wheelock tenured faculty members are being offered positions, according to a release from BU. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/03/21/boston-university-reveals-layoffs-wheelock-merger