June 06, 2018
Catholic U. Trustees Clear Path to Cut the Faculty by 9 Percent
A contentiously debated plan at Catholic University of America (DC), which professors had described as a threat to the institution of tenure, received final approval on Tuesday from the university’s Board of Trustees. But the most controversial aspect of the plan, which involved potentially laying off full-time professors, will no longer be necessary because of voluntary buyouts and retirements, university officials said.