Item: News Digest for February 18, 2010
Nebraska college lays off 15:
Midland Lutheran College in Nebraska laid off 15 staff members on Wednesday and announced it will eliminate some major degree programs this summer. The college is 127 years old, but enrolment has declined 60 per cent the last five years. It also faces depleting endowments. The school’s incoming president said the university made the cuts in order to meet payroll for the next few months. The college will also use US$1 million in donations to boost its health sciences department.