The University System of Maryland plans to cut 400 jobs across the state’s colleges to absorb some of Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed reduction of $111 million to the system’s budget.
Jay Perman, the USM chancellor, addressed state lawmakers over a two-day period this week and warned of the “difficult decisions ahead” as the state grapples with a $3 billion deficit.
“I must say plainly that the nearly 5% cut we’re sustaining will be difficult for our universities, for the faculty and staff they employ and for the students they educate,” Perman said Friday morning. “We’re in the business of serving people and there’s very little we can cut that won’t have a real and significant impact on them.”
System officials estimate saving $45 million by cutting 400 positions, through a mix of layoffs and eliminating vacant positions.
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