Last spring, more than 50 workers were laid off from their jobs at DePauw University Libraries. Since then, the University has increased its number of work study students, which may be in violation of federal work study laws. At this point, it is unclear how many workers were laid off and what their exact titles and job responsibilities were. However, replacing employees with student workers funded by the federal work study program is unlawful. Library HR has stated that their practices are lawful, and that they stand by their decisions which were made in an effort to establish a more “student-forward” standard.
See "Increase In Library Student Work-Study Positions May Be Violation", Alaina Stellwagen, The DePauw, November 7, 2019