Eighty-five staff positions at the University of Louisville have been eliminated since January 2026. The reduction in staff comes after a series of budget difficulties expressed by U of L officials.
Of the affected academic units, Arts and Sciences lost nine staff members, Kent School of Social Work lost six and the College of Education and Human Development lost 43. Interim Vice President of Communication and Marketing John Karman clarifies that Education’s high Reduction in Force number is a result of U of L ending their partnership with the Family Scholar House.
The table below shows the number of cut staff members by department. In a statement to The Louisville Cardinal, Karman notes that not all RIFs were a result of budget restraints…