EAST LANSING, MI — Michigan State University has eliminated 99 positions, including faculty and staff, since March as part of major budget cuts totaling $50 million this fiscal year.
The job cuts represent the university’s response to mounting financial pressures from rising healthcare costs and inflation that have created a recurring budget deficit. An additional 83 positions were eliminated due to federal funding losses.
College leaders received orders to reduce their budgets by 6% this year, with another 3% reduction required next year…