UW-Oshkosh will lay off more than 200 staff, furlough others and consider ending some non-academic programs as it seeks to close a projected $18 million deficit by the end of fiscal 2024. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced the measures in an email to staff Thursday morning, citing declining enrollment, the state's aging population and decisions by state legislators over the last decade to freeze enrollment and reduce state support. UW-Oshkosh has been in financial trouble for years. In 2022, UW-Oshkosh ended its fiscal year being $5.3 million short; in 2018, a $9.5 million gap prompted a cost-cutting plan that increased faculty workloads.
