As the University of Maryland, College Park braces for a 10% reduction in state funding, a new hiring freeze and plans to eliminate at least 150 positions are drawing scrutiny over how taxpayer dollars are being spent — particularly as top athletics coaches and university leadership earn salaries in the millions.
The university has called for a hiring freeze and the elimination of at least 150 positions as it prepares for the funding cut. UMD is also limiting travel and pausing spending on many long-term projects.
The move is already being felt in day-to-day operations, according to Todd Holden, who leads the AFSCME union representing 4,000 university employees in College Park.
“In certain buildings right now, they’re only vacuuming the offices twice a month because of attrition,” Holden said.
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