UMaine announces staff and faculty layoffs to address projected $19M shortfall

UMaine weighs staff layoffs amid $19 million budget shortfall

The University of Maine is considering staff layoffs and faculty retrenchments as it works to close a projected $19 million budget gap.

UMaine to cut faculty and staff

Maine’s flagship public university announced on Thursday that it plans to eliminate positions to address a $19-million shortfall.

UMaine to lay off faculty and staff amid projected $19M shortfall

The system’s president cited declining enrollment, more than $1 billion in deferred maintenance costs, and changes in federal funding and policy.

UMaine announces staff and faculty layoffs to address projected $19M shortfall

The cost-saving measures will also include eliminating vacant positions and combining course sections, as well as investing more in programs with growing demand and increasing enrollment.