‘Dire implications’: Duke University president warns of ‘likely’ layoffs due to federal funding cuts

‘Dire implications’: Duke University president warns of ‘likely’ layoffs due to federal funding cuts

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Duke University plans to offer new buyouts to faculty ahead of likely staff layoffs in response to the scope of threats of cuts to federal funding under the Trump administration. In a video message released on Thursday, Duke University President Vincent Price addressed the private school’s community as it enters “challenging times.” “We will, for the foreseeable future, have to be smaller – and do our work with fewer people…