{"id":348,"date":"2026-06-01T21:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=348"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:49:29","slug":"ursinus-college-lays-off-15-of-non-faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=348","title":{"rendered":"Ursinus College lays off 15% of non-faculty staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ursinus College on Monday eliminated 26 full-time and 10 part-time employees, representing 15% of the small school\u2019s non-faculty staff.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=346\">Police identify 19-year-old man fatally shot late Sunday night in North Philly<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The layoffs are part of the 1,406-student college\u2019s ongoing effort to cut $10 million from its budget and close a deficit. The Collegeville-based school cut 29 full-time faculty positions &#8211; nearly a quarter \u2014 earlier this academic year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is part of our year-long plan to reposition ourselves for a solid future,\u201d President Gundolf Graml said in an interview. \u201cWe have to be leaner in order to really focus on the student mission. That\u2019s what is at the heart of all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Higher ed job cuts often come in late spring and early summer as schools get a clearer picture of their enrollment for thenext academic year and set their budgets for the next fiscal year. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The job losses have become increasingly common in higher education as colleges cope with a dwindling pool of available high school graduates, declining trust in higher education, federal policy changes impacting research funding and the pool of international students and increased competition. Nearly 1,000 college employees were losing their jobs as a result of buyouts or layoffs announced in April, according to Inside Higher Education.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>More cuts are coming locally, too.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> Temple University President John Fry said in April that staff layoffs would occur this year as the school copes with the budget ramifications of lower enrollment. The university laid off 50 employees last July, and there are indications that this year\u2019s cuts could be steeper.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The University of Pennsylvania has directed all of its schools and centers to cut 4% from their budgets for next fiscal year as the university prepares for potential federal cuts and increased legal and insurance costs. That could result in some job eliminations though nothing broad or institutionally-led, the school has said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At Drexel University, which also has faced enrollment challenges including a 19% drop in freshmen last fall, there were \u201csome recent personnel changes within individual units,\u201d but they were not part of a university-wide workforce reduction, said spokesperson Niki Gianakaris. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Those changes, she said, were \u201cbased on operational and organizational needs specific to those areas. These decisions were made as part of ongoing and evolving priorities at the unit level.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The university did not provide a number of employees impacted.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Over about the last decade, the West Philadelphia university has lost about 20% of its enrollment. And it is projected to continue to run deficits through fiscal year 2028, according to a recent report from Moody\u2019s, which downgraded the school\u2019s rating this month. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At Ursinus, the staff cuts made Monday are expected to save the school about $3.5 million, Graml said. That\u2019s on top of the $3 million saved from the faculty cuts. And the college last month said it no longer would provide $300,000 in annual funding to its Berman Museum, effectively slashing funding to the museum in half. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The college also has changed or eliminated some large contracts for areas including advertising and cleaning, saving $1 million, Graml said. The college is also tightening procedures for staff credit card purchasing, eliminating some consultants, changing software, ending the annual alumni awards ceremony, and combining family and homecoming weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=344\">Former Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich added to 2027 ballot for College Football Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe board and the administration have a responsibility here to insure that Ursinus is a leading provider of a tremendous liberal arts education,\u201d said Joseph DeSimone, chair of Ursinus\u2019 board of trustees. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That requires being \u201cresilient\u201d and \u201cproactive\u201d to make sure the institution is strong financially, said DeSimone, a 1986 Ursinus alumnus and a professor of translational medicine and chemical engineering at Stanford University. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis gets us where we need to be proactively instead of stuff happening to us when we have our head in the sand,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Graml said the college still has about $2 million in operating expenses left to reduce to meet the $10 million goal, but said no other layoffs are planned. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is an overall adjustment of our campus footprint,\u201d Graml said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He underscored the \u201cdifficult\u201d nature of the decision. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese decisions affect colleagues, friends, and members of a close-knit community who have contributed meaningfully to Ursinus College and to the lives of our students,\u201d he said in a message to the campus community. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese decisions were not made lightly, nor are they a reflection of the value of the individuals impacted. They reflect the responsibility we have to align the college\u2019s operations with current enrollment trends and position Ursinus for long-term strength in a rapidly changing higher education environment.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Employees who lost their jobs will receive a small severance that correlates to their years of service, Graml said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ursinus has been running total operating losses for most of the last nine years, reaching $13.4 million in 2024 but falling to $4 million in 2025, financial records show.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ursinus had experienced a 10% decline in first-year enrollment last fall and a 6.4% decline in overall enrollment. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Things are improving, Graml said. Projections for next fall\u2019s enrollment are within the college\u2019s budget projections, he said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The college will discuss potential integration of work over the summer as the school adjusts to the loss of staff.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=342\">NYC man charged in stabbing outside Margate Wawa over Memorial Day weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking for efficiencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The layoffs are part of Ursinus\u2019s ongoing effort to cut $10 million from its budget and close a deficit. 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