Harvard Axes Engineering School Staff Under ‘Enormous’ Pressure

Harvard University To Lay Off School Staff Amid "Enormous" Pressure

The Boston Globe, which first reported the changes, said it involves 40 layoffs. A spokesperson for the engineering school declined to comment on the number of people cut.

Harvard Axes Engineering School Staff Under ‘Enormous’ Pressure

Harvard University said it would be laying off staff from its engineering school after years of financial challenges and as the federal government cuts funding and raises taxes on some colleges.

Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Lays Off 25 Percent of Staff

Harvard will lay off roughly 25 percent of staff at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and reorganize several offices in response to mounting funding pressures, according to Harvard’s staff union.

Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to lay off staff due to financial challenges - The Boston Globe

The layoffs amount to roughly 40 employees, according to a person with direct knowledge of the cuts.