DePauw University is cutting 56 full-time administrative positions and 17 part-time jobs as part of a restructuring for the Greencastle liberal arts school.
Board of Trustees Chairwoman Kathy Patterson Vrabeck and President D. Mark McCoy sent a letter to the university community Tuesday saying they're making the cuts because DePauw cannot sustain the number of employees that it has.
Fifteen of the full-time positions currently are vacant, as are two of the part-time jobs.
Vrabeck and McCoy also say DePauw will offer a voluntary retirement incentive plan for faculty and make changes to sabbaticals.
They say no faculty or academic programs are being eliminated.
In Novemeber 2018, the faculty approved a vote of no confidence in McCoy. Among the issues they cited in their complaint was the financial stability of the university.
DePauw University Letter 2.26.19 by Indiana Public Media News on Scribd