Dive Summary:
- Purdue University Calumet is rescinding contract nonrenewal notices sent to seven faculty members over the summer as encouraging enrollment numbers have emerged.
- Enrollment is down about 4%; officials had expected a 7% drop.
- There will still be a $2 million budget shortfall; the university plans to cover that with $1 million in savings from 15 faculty members who took buyouts and $1 million in savings from non-instructional areas.
From the article:
... Following the incident, Purdue Calumet faculty members joined together to create their own chapter of the American Association of University Professors. “We’re certainly happy to see it (rescinded),” said David Nalbone, an associate professor of psychology and president of Purdue Calumet’s AAUP chapter. “We’re still concerned about the process and especially making sure something like this doesn’t happen again.” ...
