University of Utah to Cut Hundreds of Job Positions in 'Modernization Effort'

University of Utah to lay off hundreds of staffers over the next year

The University of Utah is planning to lay off 285 to 855 staffers over the next year in a “modernization effort,” the state’s flagship university revealed Tuesday. The impacted workers represent 5% to 15% of the university’s workforce and will…

U of U announces plan to cut up to 855 workers as part of 'modernization effort'

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 9, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The University of Utah has announced it expects to cut 5% to 15% of its non-clinical (health care) workforce over the next year as part of its “modernization effort.” That will be “285 to 855 positions — as work is consolidated, simplified or eliminated, the […] The post U of U announces plan to cut up to 855 workers as part of ‘modernization effort’ first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

University of Utah to cut hundreds of job positions in 'modernization effort'

The University of Utah announced it may cut up to 15 percent of its employee positions in what it is calling a "modernization effort" to prepare the school "for the long term."

University of Utah plans workforce reductions amid modernization push

The University of Utah announced it expects to cut jobs as it moves forward with a "modernization effort."The University of Utah expects its nonfaculty, nonclin