As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bemidji State University saw a decrease of about 20% in student enrollment. This ultimately led to a loss of around $9 million dollars, and after numerous attempts to combat this deficit, BSU will now begin a series of layoffs. “To address some of the changes in enrollment, we’ll be enacting layoffs,” said BSU and Northwest Technical College President Dr. John Hoffman. “23 layoffs of employees, five of whom are pre-tenured faculty members.”
