This fall, the University of Oregon will turn 150 years old; at the same time, administrators will confront one of the largest financial crises of the century that will result in sweeping budget cuts across the institution.
The university is preparing to cut roughly $65 million from its budget across the next several years, in addition to last summer’s cuts of about $30 million that resulted in 176 job cuts across departments, of which 117 were layoffs, 59 were unfilled positions. The new cuts come after the administration projected a decline in out-of-state student tuition revenue, after college decision day, May 1, offered further insight into enrollment numbers.
The impact of last summer’s cuts will begin to be felt this fall, as the faculty union’s bargaining agreement requires one-year layoff notices…