Last week, California State University, Stanislaus, notified faculty of possible layoffs.
The university, citing a budget shortfall , already has laid off 18 staff members and reassigned 11 others — actions that faculty members say were unnecessary and avoidable.
Steven Filling, a faculty member in the accounting and finance department, said the administration’s approach has left faculty in the dark. The layoff notice issued to the California Faculty Association did not specify how many positions would be cut or which departments would be affected, stating only that the university was engaged in the process of determining layoffs…