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COVID-19: UConn Announces Furloughs, Cuts COVID-19: UConn Announces Furloughs, Cuts
Covid-19: UConn Announces Furloughs, Cuts Facing the biggest budget deficit in history amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the University of Connecticut announced furloughs and cuts for some staff. Beginning next month, non-union managers at the university will be furloughed without pay for one day a month - approximately 5 percent of their yearly salary - UConn President Tom Katsouleas wrote in a letter to staff last week. The university’s budget is expected to top more than $50 million due to the COVID-19 outbreak. "While we have taken steps to ameliorate this by implementing hiring and spending restrictions, advocati…