The AAUP unequivocally condemns the catastrophic faculty & staff layoffs at The New School. The $48 million deficit is the direct result of years of corporate overreach & administrative mismanagement. It should not be weaponized to impose brutal austerity on the backs of dedicated workers.
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Tough times at The New School, which just handed layoff notices to about 15% of its employees to address a $48 million deficit — on top of a 7% workforce reduction via buyouts. It's also restructuring four colleges into two in a major reorg. #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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One of New York’s most prominent universities has handed layoff notices to about 15 percent of its employees, marking its latest measure to rectify a $48-million budget deficit.
