Baseball, 215 Positions to be Eliminated Among Other Cuts at the University of Akron

AKRON– The University of Akron announced on Friday that they will soon begin a three-year plan to address financial issues at the school.

After a 9-month review, it was determined that changes would have to be made.

The $40 million of expense reductions include the following:

Eliminating 215 positions via a planned reduction in workforce. No faculty layoffs are occurring
Eliminating baseball
Eliminating non-academic programming in EJ Thomas Hall, except for rentals
Outsourcing dining services
Renegotiating healthcare plans
Increasing the cost share of retiree dependent coverage
Changing the University’s retire/rehire policy
Centralizing course scheduling
Reducing central costs, such as legal fees and University memberships

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Baseball, 215 Positions to be Eliminated at the University of Akron