The University of California at Berkeley plans to cut about 500 staff positions during the next two years, a workforce reduction of about 6 percent that comes as the prestigious public flagship is moving to erase a large budget deficit. UC-Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks disclosed the budget moves Monday evening in a memo to the campus community. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the staff cuts Tuesday. In February, Dirks had warned “painful” measures were needed to deal with a “substantial and growing” budget deficit. Berkeley officials said at the time that the school’s expenses were projected to exceed revenue this year by about $150 million, or 6 percent of its operating budget.

April 12, 2016 ・ From The Washington Post