The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will close open faculty positions, cut 30 staff positions and move other positions off state funding as part of its plan to close a $12 million budget deficit this year. UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett asked the Academic Planning Committee this month to find savings across nine broad categories that avoid closing academic programs, though he anticipates the state’s land-grant campus could be forced to examine those areas next. "As this process continues to unfold, all those engaged in this difficult work recognize its significant effect on UNL faculty, students, and staff," Bennett said in a statement. "The university has no choice but to make difficult decisions to address a structural budget deficit."
