GREENSBORO N.C.—At least two schools in the University of North Carolina system are facing layoffs after lawmakers cut state spending to 13 of the 16 member institutions.
The News & Record of Greensboro reports North Carolina A&T Chancellor Harold Martin said his school will cut about 50 positions this fall. UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady said she’ll decide on job cuts next week.
The pending layoffs follow a move by the UNC Board of Governors on Friday to adjust the budgets of the 16 state universities affected by the new state spending plan that Gov. Pat McCrory signed last month.
When tuition revenues are factored in, 10 state universities including A&T and UNCG will have their annual operating budgets trimmed.
Martin said the bulk of the cuts will be staff positions, not professors, and most of the affected jobs are vacant. The university will notify employees who will lose their jobs over the next two weeks. He said A&T also will cut back some on custodial and groundskeeping services.
“We think maintaining the curb appeal of the university is important,” Martin said. “But we also think it’s important to maintain the quality and competitiveness of our university.”
