Dive Brief:
- The University of Michigan says there will be no layoffs as the school cuts its administrative services.
- Officials say that attrition means layoffs aren't needed and that pay cuts aren't likely either.
- A plan calls for moving administrative staff to a central facility to share job responsibilities and allow the school to save about $5 million.
Dive Insight:
While word of no layoffs is undoubtedly good news, faculty and staff are still skeptical of a plan to centralize administrative services. History department faculty wrote a letter in which they said morale and quality of service were likely to suffer under the plan.