UVA’s budget has been cut by about 7% which accounts for about $10 million of the $160 million state budget allocation.  While the state only accounts for about 8% of UVA’s budget [ref], this still means that UVA won’t fill 11 open positions.  Additionally, this will delay the State’s planned 2% salary increases.

Layoffs aren’t going to happen, but this cut shoudn’t be thought of as the end to that fear.

The UVA budget cut is part of a much larger plan from Virginia Governer Tim Kaine.  In 2009, Virginia expects budget shortfalls of nearly $1 billion.  In order to combat the shortfall, Kaine plans 578 job cuts, a salary freeze on all state employees, across the board education cuts and more.  A detailed list is after the break: »Read More