Drexel University to Cut 60 Staffers

Drexel University plans to lay off 60 staff members as it tries to balance its budget.  The cuts do not apply to faculty and represent less than 1.4% of the private, Philadelphia-based institution’s workforce, according to an emailed statement from the university. Another 155 employees have opted into the university voluntary retirement incentive program, according to Drexel. University officials signaled that cuts were coming earlier this fall after enrollment came short of projections, something they blamed on the troubled federal rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. They also listed past rising costs, increased institutional aid and spending on student support services as driving its budget woes.