The University of Akron made some of the deepest cuts seen so far in higher education to its full-time instructional staff in order to balance the budget. On July 15, the board of trustees voted to eliminate 178 positions, including 97 full-time faculty positions. What was described as a “budget bloodbath” is a frantic effort to correct its course before financial disaster strikes. This is a story Akron has seen before.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpoliakoff/2020/07/31/university-of-akrons-budget-bloodbath-and-what-the-latest-faculty-cuts-say-about-its-commitment-to-education/#2f05aef23453
