<p>Certainly W&M is feeling the pinch of the economy as are all public institutions (and many private ones as well). Even though there are certainly unfortunate happenings such as layoffs, use of adjunct faculty, etc W&M tries its utmost to make cuts/changes that affect students minimally if at all (with the exception of tuition increases). Essentially, W&M tries to make the cuts invisible to students (i.e. cutting 12 faculty or substituting 12 adjuncts on a campus with nearly 700 faculty is pretty minimal). No undergraduate programs have been cut nor have any residential or campus organizations been cut.</p>
<p>Certainly W&M is making tough choices that affect students and employees alike but so far, the cuts have been as kind as possible. And it says something about W&M profs and administrators that most have stayed with W&M despite not having raises in 3 years due to budget cuts.</p>