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University of Missouri System begins layoffs at headquarters |
2017-06-02 |
[STLTODAY] The University of Missouri System began a major round of layoffs at its Columbia headquarters Wednesday in a cost-cutting move that appears to at least initially be affecting its lobbying and public-relations operations. As of Wednesday afternoon, several sources confirmed numerous employees had been let go in the university relations department. However, a woman is only as old as she admits... the extent of the job losses at the headquarters was not clear. The 18-person university relations department houses federal and state lobbyists, the custodian of records and nine communications employees. The layoffs precede a big announcement expected Friday from system president Mun Choi on the final decisions about budget cuts at the system and all four campuses: Columbia, Rolla, St. Louis and Kansas City. A representative for the university system declined to comment Wednesday but said that layoffs would be part of Friday’s announcement. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 I need some unemployment applications over here! |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-06-02 13:00 |
#1 Guess they finally ran out of teaching assistants and non-tenured profs to let go. Oh, the humanity of it, having to down size the bureaucracy. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-06-02 08:09 |