From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Temple University approved a $1.3 billion operating budget... that includes an average 3.4% tuition hike for both in-state and out-of-state students and plans for about 40 employee layoffs. Both the average tuition increase — which is for undergraduate and graduate students — and number of layoffs are smaller than those last year. The university raised tuition an average of 3.6% in 2025 and laid off 50 employees.
The layoffs constitute less than 1% of the university’s workforce. Temple officials did not elaborate on who was affected or which positions but said positions across the university from senior levels to the operational ranks were considered. An effort was made to limit the impact on “student-facing” roles, said chief strategy officer and former interim provost David Boardman.
...More than 80% of the positions cut this year came through voluntary retirements, including a faculty program that netted more than 70 takers, as well as resignations and the elimination of vacant positions. The rest were the layoffs... The university’s 27% decline in domestic enrollment since 2017 and increased financial aid costs have been the most significant factors causing the school’s budget pressures... The loss of students has amounted to an average of more than $200 million in lost revenue annually, according to an internal Temple report obtained by The Inquirer in April...
Full story at https://www.inquirer.com/education/temple-university-budget-layoffs-tuition-increase-20260708.html.
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