rogers3 wrote:When this article was first published, it was followed by a comment that was removed quickly- probably because the writer acknowledged use of an alias. The commentor wrote as if they knew many people within the organization, including names that weren't referenced in the article. The gist of their post was that the program had lost money and people had to be canned to make budget- a reactive move rather than proactive strategy. They also talked about declines in numbers since the development of our new position as a political lightning rod (actually, somewhat nostalgic), as well as major failures in regards to things like textbooks and customer service turnaround times. Anyone know what the rest of the story is?
Well, online education has already increased drastically even since LUO hit the 100,000 mark. LUO admin kept a status quo mentality before and after they hit the peak, so the shift seemed inevitable when you consider static payroll coupled with a decline in revenue. The area being hit the hardest with cuts is the area that's seen the declining numbers.
I'm sure a fraction of those students leaving have objections to LU's political game, but that should be of no surprise to anyone who's ever been affiliated with LU, am I right?
Long story short, there might have been some other minor issues at play, but overall it's hard to argue with simple economics. For what it's worth, I was a skeptic of the layoffs until the other side of the story was explained.