University of Utah to lay off hundreds of staffers over the next year

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 612

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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The University of Utah is planning to lay off 285 to 855 staffers over the next year in a “modernization effort,” the state’s flagship university revealed Tuesday.

The impacted workers represent 5% to 15% of the university’s workforce and will exclude faculty and healthcare staff, the university said in a blog post. The cut roles are expected to be consolidated, simplified or eliminated.

The university’s healthcare units will follow a “parallel path in …

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