N.J. college cuts 34 jobs amid struggle to stay afloat - Karen Yi, Advanced Media

Faced with a steep drop in student enrollment, Essex County College will eliminate 34 positions by next year as it remains under close watch -- and probation -- by its accrediting agency. The layoffs of 20 full-time staff and elimination of 14 vacant positions will save $2.76 million, college officials said. Included on the list: A top-ranking administrator who was placed on paid leave after a vocal group of clergy called for her ouster. Joyce Wilson Harley, vice president of administration and finance, lobbed allegations of wrongdoing against President Anthony Munroe, who in turn, accused Harley of undermining his authority. The internal infighting sank the college into further chaos and several members of the Board of Trustees stepped down. http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2018/03/20_laid_off_at_essex_county_college_as_accreditati.html