Vicki Ann Dixon, 56, peacefully passed away Thursday evening March 7, 2024, at UW Medical Center after a brave five-month battle with a very aggressive colon cancer.
Citing enrollment and financial challenges, numerous institutions are eliminating jobs while others have announced budget cuts that may lead to future layoffs. With the spring semester halfway over, many institutions are preparing to make cuts before the next academic year. While multiple colleges and universities announced job cuts in March, others noted the need to tackle budget deficits but did not specify whether layoffs were coming. Some are conducting academic portfolio reviews that will likely result in at least some low enrollment programs being shuttered. Click here for our recent coverage of other campus cutbacks.