https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2024-08-23/a-breakdown-of-the-wiu-layoffs-by-department

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/education/western-illinois-university-layoffs-impact/526-2aacd0ee-d635-4af8-b298-a0e84785e74c

Do you think the public outcry can impact the decision to approve layoffs at tomorrow’s emergency board meeting? I have very little hope that anything can be done at this point. If the decision goes through tomorrow, the Uni itself will be in peril... — read more 

Faculty at Western Illinois University indicate that more layoffs are coming. After the contract of 36 Unit-B employees were not renewed earlier this month, this time it could be tenure and tenure-track... — read more 

Advice: Go to the private sector. Many private companies are well-funded, with good salaries, full benefits, no overtime, sweet 401(k) plans, etc. Indeed, some private companies (high tech, low tech, etc.) can lay off 5,000 or 10,000 employees and... — read more 

The president of Western Illinois University in Macomb is speaking for the first time since layoffs were announced earlier this week. The school is not renewing the contracts of 36 academic support professionals and associate faculty... — read more 

Has anybody heard anything new?

"Overall enrollment dropped more than 10 percent to 7,624, roughly the same drop as the past two years. Western, based in Macomb and Quad Cities, has lost several hundred students each year since... — read more 

From the Chronicle of Higher Education... "Local politics and charges of racism loom over calls for Jack Thomas’s removal at Western Illinois University." https://www.chronicle.com/article/As-a-Town-s-Fortunes/246462?cid=wsinglestory_hp_3

I think this is just a beginning - they will continue to cut. My opinion only and I've been here only two ears

"Western Illinois University announced 132 layoffs on Friday, including 29 faculty members, The Moline Dispatch reported." https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/03/04/132-layoffs-western-illinois-university

"Western Illinois University and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale saw the steepest enrollment declines this fall, according to data collected by IPR from nine Illinois campuses. The WIU and SIUC freshman classes are down more than 20... — read more 

A breakdown of the 24 faculty members laid off show: 8 Unit A (tenure or tenure-track faculty) including: 3 professors 4 associate professors 1 assistant professor 16 Unit B (non-tenure track faculty) including: 3 assistant professors 13 instructors... — read more 

"Recently, Western Illinois University (WIU) announced the layoff of 24 faculty members, some tenured. Another 62 unfilled positions are also being eliminated. This is not the first downsizing at WIU, nor will it probably be the last. In 2013, 11,700... — read more 

"Total enrollment on both campuses is projected to decline about 14% from fall of last year, down to 8,088 students from 9,441, according to total enrollment numbers on the WIU website. The totals include currently enrolled students and graduate... — read more