More than 200 employees are expected to be laid off at Ivy Tech campuses across the state as a result of the Indiana General Assembly's decision to cut funding to the college system .

This announcement was made by Ivy Tech's president, Sue Ellspermann , on May 30, as she broke the news to many who were affected by this sudden development. Layoffs began the same day and continue into next week.

Emily Sandberg, Ivy Tech's assistant vice president of communications, confirmed in an email to the IndyStar that the Indianapolis campus is expected to lay off seven faculty and 14 staff members, and the Hamilton County campus is expected to lay off two staff members.

In Ellspermann's letter, she notes that the Indiana government's decision to cut 5% of the school allocated fund, on top of

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