Emporia State University President Allison Garrett said school leadership had cut 20 positions — including four current employees — and would be looking at more budget cuts as the university is facing a $2.2 million shortfall heading into the fall 2020 semester, during a Tuesday morning town hall. The forum addressed faculty- and student-submitted questions concerning the virus’ effect on the school’s budget, as well as covering initial reopening plans for the fall semester. “I know that you all are aware that Emporia State, like other institutions, is facing some budget challenges,” Garrett said. “I shared that with you back in early January and asked [faculty and staff] to be mindful how [they are] spending money during the rest of the fiscal year. I want to say ‘thank you,’ because you’ve certainly done that. We also recently shared that we had a need to identify $2.2 million dollars worth of budget savings.”
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