Savannah State University announces layoffs amid student enrollment decline - Savannah State

Savannah State University officials announced Friday that 26 faculty members will not be returning for the 2019-2020 academic year due to budget cuts. Last month, President Cheryl Dozier sent out a letter to all faculty and staff announcing that the university was considering layoffs due to a steady loss in revenue from enrollment decline. “While we have taken some interim measures to address the loss of revenue, such as eliminating vacant positions and placing restrictions on new hires, these are not sustainable options given the budgetary circumstances,” Dozier wrote in the October letter. Officials announced that the university would be “realigning its resources” in light of two consecutive years of declining enrollment and state-allocated funding. The university’s enrollment saw a 10.6 percent decline in fall 2017 and a 7.9 percent decline in fall 2018. https://www.savannahnow.com/news/20181102/savannah-state-university-announces-layoffs-amid-student-enrollment-decline