DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — St. Norbert College is laying off dozens of employees.
The college said 29 positions were immediately cut, while 12 more employees would lose their jobs after the semester, the end of the academic year or the end of 2024.
College leaders cited a desire to be good stewards of students’ tuition dollars by cutting operating costs and increasing efficiency, while saying the higher education industry has been “disrupted.”
“Despite these cuts, we remain deeply committed to delivering on our promise to foster the intellectual, spiritual and personal development of all of our students,” a college spokesperson said. “College administration has been in touch with the student government association, and those conversations are ongoing. Services for students will continue uninterrupted.”
St. Norbert is not the only college in Northeast Wisconsin facing layoffs. Over the summer, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh announced layoffs, furloughs and cuts to address an $18 million budget deficit.
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