ST. LOUIS — Faculty members called on Washington University leaders to provide more details on the reasons behind the elimination of 300 campus jobs, saying the administration's talk of "internal decisions" have only added a growing sense of frustration among staff and uncertainty for some students.

Faculty who spoke with the Post-Dispatch Wednesday said they are looking for more answers as to why the university made the "difficult steps," as the chancellor put it in a Tuesday announcement, to eliminate 316 staff positions and close 198 unfilled vacancies.

Seth Graebner, president of WashU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said faculty are looking for specifics.

"The new message from administration promises transparency about the difficulties the universi

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