Despite continuing to hire new faculty and administrators throughout the past year, the University of Oregon announced layoffs of over 40 employees in CAS in June 2025. More layoffs are expected in September 2025.
In addition to the original projected deficit announced in early spring 2025 of approximately $2 million, the UO also announced a later additional deficit which was “discovered” in June of approximately $30 million. The administration has been unclear about how these recently “discovered” deficits accrued (see our Goals for Financial Transparency & Shared Financial Governance).
It is United Academics’ position that the UO has not demonstrated the financial exigency required for the actions they plan to take. Thus, we believe their actions likely violate Article 25 of our Collective Bargaining Agreement.
For more information about budget cuts and layoffs, see the following sub-pages and our Finance FAQs tab
UO Cuts Tracker
We are keeping track of where cuts are being made and projected to be made at the UO. We believe this is a necessary step to ensure accountability to the UO’s academic mission and stated values. The Cuts Tracker is updated regularly as we receive more information.
Alternatives
to Layoffs
Faculty are actively developing and proposing other ways for the UO to work to meet projected budget deficits without eliminating entire programs, threatening tenure, or significantly harming students’ educational opportunities at the UO.
CBA Layoff Protections
Learn more about the existing protections faculty at the UO have rom layoffs and cuts, as ensured by our Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Blog Entries
- Fighting Back Against the Spring and Fall Layoffs
This entry is a reproduction of text originally published in UA’s Duck and Cover newsletter. The Spring Layoffs In the spring round, eleven Career faculty were laid off in CAS … - How Administrators Manipulate Budgets to Create Fake Deficits
Much of this information is from an article in the student newspaper, the Daily Emerald. The administration is claiming a deficit because out-of-state enrollment did not meet targets. Let’s look … - A Choice to Move Resources from the Mission
The Education and General, or simply E&G budget, is the “bucket” of money which goes to the core mission of the university. This is funded by tuition and state funding. … - Eroding Competitiveness
The University of Oregon is a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU), a consortium of highly ranked research universities. These are our peers, the institutions with which we …