Two Staff Laid Off, 17 Faculty Take SIP. Provost Announces No Curtailment.

By: James Kelly

Outlets: The Clock Online

Published: November 25, 2025

Words: 743

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Two staff were laid off last week, according to President Donald Birx, just days after Provost Nate Bowditch announced that Jan. 2026 would not see program curtailment or retrenchment for tenured and tenure-track faculty. The curtailment decision was based on the result of the separation incentive program, Bowditch said.

“The SIP worked in the way we had hoped,” with a total of 17 faculty accepting the package, Bowditch told members of the American Association …

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