Bard College at Simons Rock to lay off 116 employees

Bard College at Simons Rock to lay off 116 employees

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) - More than 100 employees will be laid off at a college campus in Berkshire County later this year. The looming shutdown of Bard College at Simon's Rock and Bard Academy at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington will cost 116 jobs. The layoffs will be effective June 30th but some will stay on until December 31st. The college and academy announced their planned shutdowns in November. Both will move to Bard College in Anna…

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Bard College at Simon’s Rock announced in November that it would close its Great Barrington campus after the spring semester, citing declining enrollment.

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Mass. college to lay off over 100 employees, shutter campus

Bard College at Simon’s Rock will lay off 116 employees as it closes its 275-acre campus in Great Barrington at the conclusion of the spring semester.