Point Park Faculty Union Speaks Out After Layoffs

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The union of full-time faculty members at Point Park University is speaking out against layoffs given to 17 employees.In a Zoom meeting Friday, the union said between the layoffs and the departures of faculty who opted to retire, the full-time faculty will be reduced by more than 20 percent.Photography professor Ben Schonberger, who received a layoff notice, says the university is trying to pit faculty members against each other.“The blame that has been put on sen