Illinois Institute of Technology cuts 160 faculty and staff just before fall semester
<p>The Illinois Institute of Technology has laid off approximately 160 faculty and staff just before the start of the fall semester, a university spokesperson said in a written statement.</p><p>According to an email shared with WBEZ, the university’s president said Illinois Tech is facing research funding cuts and “severe restrictions on international students.”</p><p>“The university has no choice but to pursue targeted reductions to address these challenges and protect our mission as an opportunity engine for all,” Illinois Tech President Raj Echambadi wrote in an email to employees on Tuesday.</p><p>Illinois Tech, which has its main campus in Bronzeville and a law center downtown, is not the only university with these struggles. The Trump administration has significantly cut federal funding for university research and tightened regulations on foreign students.</p><p>The changes have discouraged and even disallowed international students from coming to the United States, which is hurting college finances.
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<p>The Illinois Institute of Technology has laid off approximately 160 faculty and staff just before the start of the fall semester, a university spokesperson said in a written statement.</p><p>According to an email shared with WBEZ, the university’s president said Illinois Tech is facing research funding cuts and “severe restrictions on international students.”</p><p>“The university has no choice but to pursue targeted reductions to address these challenges and protect our mission as an opportunity engine for all,” Illinois Tech President Raj Echambadi wrote in an email to employees on Tuesday.</p><p>Illinois Tech, which has its main campus in Bronzeville and a law center downtown, is not the only university with these struggles. The Trump administration has significantly cut federal funding for university research and tightened regulations on foreign students.</p><p>The changes have discouraged and even disallowed international students from coming to the United States, which is hurting college finances. Foreign students typically pay higher tuition than domestic students.</p><p>The university reported that <a class="Link" href="https://www.iit.edu/oii/facts-and-reports" target="_blank" ><u>more than 40%</u></a> of students were from countries outside the U.S. Six in 10 graduate students at the school were foreign.</p><p>Enrollment data posted on archives of Illinois Tech's website show a loss of approximately 1,200 international graduate students between the fall of 2024 and 2025 — a significant decline for a school that enrolled 7,500 students overall last year.</p><p>An Illinois Tech spokesperson did not detail how many faculty and staff have been laid off in each department.
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- <p>The Illinois Institute of Technology has laid off approximately 160 faculty and staff just before the start of the fall semester, a university spokesperson said in a written statement.</p><p>According to an email shared with WBEZ, the university’s president said Illinois Tech is facing research funding cuts and “severe restrictions on international students.”</p><p>“The university has no choice but to pursue targeted reductions to address these challenges and protect our mission as an opportunity engine for all,” Illinois Tech President Raj Echambadi wrote in an email to employees on Tuesday.</p><p>Illinois Tech, which has its main campus in Bronzeville and a law center downtown, is not the only university with these struggles. The Trump administration has significantly cut federal funding for university research and tightened regulations on foreign students.</p><p>The changes have discouraged and even disallowed international students from coming to the United States, which is hurting college finances.
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