March 29, 2011
Funding Cutbacks Prompt Layoffs At UMass Medical School
By Christina Davis
The University of Massachusetts Medical School laid off 63 administrative staffers yesterday and has eliminated another 27 unfilled positions.
Mark Shelton, a spokesman for the school, said the personnel cutbacks were made "to both improve our business operations" and "target the scarce resources toward mission-critical functions." Shelton also said that both state and federal funding to the school is "likely to be reduced in the future."
The laid-off workers were notified yesterday.
Shelton could not say when the last time the medical school laid off any employees, but did acknowledge that it was "not a typical occurrence."
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