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As New School Year Begins, Wright State Grapples With Financial Woes, Faculty Strike Threat

WYSO | By April Laissle
Published August 27, 2018 at 2:14 PM EDT
Jess Mador
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Wright State’s new semester begins Monday, Aug 27. University officials are continuing to grapple with major staffing and budget issues.

 

Wright State University officials say they're continuing to process paperwork for international students affected by the Trump administration's travel ban.
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 Some of these problems are holdovers from the last school year, when Wright State trustees announcednewbudget cuts were needed to prevent state financial oversight.

 

For more on this situation, and ongoing faculty union contract negotiations, WYSO’s Jess Mador spoke with education reporter April Laissle.

 

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April Laissle
April Laissle is a graduate of Ohio University and comes to WYSO from WOUB Public Media in Athens, Ohio where she worked as a weekend host and reporter. There, she reported on everything from food insecurity to 4-H chicken competitions. April interned at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, where she focused on health reporting. She also worked on The Broad Experience, a New-York based podcast about women and workplace issues. In her spare time, April loves traveling, trying new recipes and binge-listening to podcasts. April is a Florida native and has been adjusting to Ohio weather since 2011.
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