Layoffs, freezes: How administrators are addressing GW's budget gap
University President Thomas LeBlanc announced a final phase of cuts to address GW’s budget gap late last week.
Zach Schonfeld
Officials rule out employee salary cut
Officials will use “up to” $20 million of GW’s unrestricted assets to help close the budget gap, LeBlanc said in the email.
Officials expand COVID-19 testing to some off-campus students
Administrators said in an email that the expansion will help protect the “entire community” and provide “insight” into off-campus positive cases.
Student Association president calls on LeBlanc to resign
The order cites some of LeBlanc’s most prominent decisions, including recently implemented budget cuts and layoffs.
Officials lay off staff in medical school, CCAS advising
University President LeBlanc said at a Faculty Senate meeting earlier this month that officials had laid off about 250 staff at that time.
LeBlanc walks back comment about 'undergraduate enrollment' level
LeBlanc said his announcement of “undergraduate enrollment” Friday referred to “estimates for budget planning” and not “overall enrollment numbers.”
GW rises four spots on U.S. News college ranking
The rise comes after two years of sharp declines, but GW still ranked last out of all of its 12 peer institutions.
Dozens demand LeBlanc's resignation in protest march
Dozens of demonstrators delivered a list of demands to LeBlanc’s on-campus residence Friday in a march organized by the Faculty Association.
Campus presence will likely be 'limited' in spring: officials
Administrators are investigating three housing scenarios for the spring: 500 students with extenuating circumstances, 2,500 students in single-occupancy rooms and 6,500 undergraduates under normal conditions.
Officials seek to finalize 'second phase' of cuts
Officials said they will make final decisions about a “second phase” of budget cuts likely in the next week, which could include a faculty salary cut.