EWU faculty offer pay cuts

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University administrators and members of its board of trustees have outlined one path to take to deal with the university’s budgeting problems.

Now, the university’s faculty have proposed another.

At a July 6 special meeting held via Zoom, Faculty Organization legislative liaison and English professor Sam Ligon outlined part of a proposal to fill a projected $22.54 million budget hole through increased use of reserves and salary concessions negotiated with faculty and staff. The budget problems stem from decreased revenue due to long-term impacts of declining enroll...