FORT WORTH, Texas — Escalating health care costs, increased expenses for utilities and other higher education costs have prompted a third round of personnel cuts at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). Thirty full-time staff members were laid off “in selected areas where functions can be covered in other ways or by organizational change,” according to a Nov. 7 news release by Charles Patrick Jr., SWBTS vice president for strategic initiatives and communications.
Recent budget cuts have included reductions in dining services, copy center hours and the fleet of vehicles at the 200-acre campus. Also, the administration has not filled positions vacated through natural attrition. (BP)
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