TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The University of Arizona is dismantling its longtime Health Sciences administrative structure and folding its colleges and programs into broader university operations, a move university leaders say is designed to streamline administration but one faculty leader argues lacked transparency and consultation.
University officials announced this week that the final phase of integrating health sciences activities into the broader university structure is underway. The change marks the end of University of Arizona Health Sciences as a standalone umbrella organization and will include layoffs effective Aug. 7.
According to the university, health sciences colleges and administrative units have already been moved under the Office of the Provost, while research centers were shifted to the Office of Research and Partnerships as part of a restructuring effort that began about a year ago…