Western Illinois University is laying off all nine of its library faculty—eight of them tenured or on the tenure track—as part of wider efforts to offset a $22 million budget deficit driven by rising operational costs and a 21 percent enrollment drop since fall 2019

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Library faculty eliminated at Western Illinois University

The university laid off all its library faculty as part of massive cuts, leaving employees and supporters to wonder how the library will serve campus constituents.

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@OrganizingLIS Completely wrecking the service you offer and your students are supposed to pay for will certainly help with enrollment. Sure.