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140 UWO Employees Lose Job For Budget Cuts
The University of Oshkosh announced yesterday that it was laying off 140 employees.
The layoffs affect UWO administrative employees and staff; no faculty members were laid off. The layoffs are part of the schools plan to address an $18 million deficit. In addition to the layoffs, 76 UWO employees consisting of 49 staff members, 21 faculty members and six instructional academic staff, have accepted a voluntary retirement offer bringing the total reduction of staff to 216.
This reduction is said to help with the deficit with a salary savings of 14.7 million dollars.