As the University of Oregon prepares to announce more layoff notices next month, the school’s faculty union is continuing its efforts to try to halt the plan.

The university is seeking 2.5% average cuts across its schools and colleges, to help address what it calls a "structural budget deficit.”

It’s said affected faculty will be notified during the week of Sept. 7. The cuts won’t go into effect immediately, with tenured faculty guaranteed one-year notices.

Faculty have raised concerns about the potential loss of whole programs, and what they've described as a rushed decision-making process.

German and Scandinavian professor Michael Stern said most of the faculty are being left in the dark about the cuts, meaning they’re relying on rumors and word from program heads to understand what'

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