Saturday, January 16, 2021

Philander Smith College sees enrollment fall, lays off 22 employees - Neal Earley, Arkansas Online

 Philander Smith College has laid off 22 faculty and staff members as a pandemic-induced drop in enrollment put the historically black college in a financial bind, its president said.  The Little Rock college laid off the employees in the first week of December after the fall semester ended, Roderick Smothers, president of Philander Smith College said. With enrollment numbers dropping, school officials projected a roughly $3 million to $3.5 million budget deficit that needed to be resolved through cuts.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jan/07/lr-college-sees-enrollment-fall-lays-off-22/