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St. Nobert College, a small private liberal arts college located in De Pere, Wisconsin, announced upcoming layoffs that will affect over 40 employees. A majority of the employees who will be let off are university staff, and a few professors will lose their jobs as well. The college employs around 2,000 workers, ranging from lecturers, tenured professors, and other staff members, and the cuts will reduce 5% of St. Norbert’s staff. St. Norbert College stated that the institution is financially stable, but needed to reorganize and restructure to meet budget requirements. The institution has experienced decreasing enrollment in the past few years, a challenge that many smaller colleges around the country are facing. St. Nobert College is a private college that receives no state funding, so in order to improve revenue tuition needs to be increased. St. Nobert’s president has stated that the institution wants to keep tuition flat, but declining enrollment and increasing inflation will most likely cause a rise in tuition costs.