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For those of you interested in more details about the U of I 2010 furlough plan, read the official statement. Please be aware that for employees represented by collective bargaining, furloughs are a mandatory subject of bargaining.

U. of I. orders furloughs, other cost-cutting measures

January 5, 2010 11:20 PM

The state is so far behind in payments to the University of Illinois that faculty and administrators will be required to take up to 10 unpaid days by mid-June, an unprecedented move for the state’s flagship university system.

While most students likely won’t be affected by the furlough days, their pain might not be far off: In announcing the plan Tuesday, Interim President Stanley Ikenberry also warned of a possible high tuition hike next fall and mentioned a chance of program cuts and layoffs.

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