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West Virginia University administrators announced a proposed transformation timeline during a Faculty Senate meeting Monday, outlining tentative dates for Reduction in Force notifications and academic program assessments.
Faced with a projected $340 million budget deficit, UC Berkeley is primarily turning to its employment base for cost-saving measures.
Through a hiring freeze, voluntary reductions in time, early retirements and various other actions, UC Berkeley reduced about $140 million of the deficit. According to Rosemarie Rae, campus vice chancellor of finance and chief financial officer, the campus is still seeking measures to amend the remaining $200 million deficit.
“Every alternative is being assessed through an equity lens,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ in a campuswide message. “Every effort is being made to save jobs and maximize employment.”
The Campus Salary and Time Reduction Program is one of the additional budget reduction measures that were announced earlier this month, and it is projected to save about $27 million and 250 jobs, according to Christ. The yearlong program will create a tiered system of furloughs and time reductions beginning in February 2021.
To address current and anticipated budget issues, UC Berkeley announced measures Tuesday aimed at minimizing job loss and preventing long-term damage to campus programs.