A couple of interesting stories in the news about Wayne State (and Michigan State, too) both from the Detroit Free Press:
- “Wayne State cuts 200 positions in face of $32M less funding.” The opening sentences say “Wayne State University has eliminated 200 positions, spokesman Matt Lockwood confirmed. Of those positions, 80 were currently filled. The exact number of layoffs will be known once union bumping processes are complete.” So what this suggests to me that they are laying off 80 people and not hiring 120.
- “State: Tuition hikes at Michigan State University, Wayne State University didn’t break rule — technically.” I heard a version of this on the radio this morning: depending on how you count it, MSU increased tuition by 9.4% and WSU by 8.4%. And then there’s also the issue of various fees and such that are being implemented all over the place (and that includes at EMU, BTW) that aren’t tuition but certain that impact the cost of attendance. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.
