University of Virginia announces athletic department layoffs
Carla Williams speaks at a news conference announcing her appointment as the Athletic Director for the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Williams is the first African-American female Athletic Director at a Power 5 school. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)
In its second public announcement in the last nine months regarding measures designed to help mitigate budget shortfalls created by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia revealed Friday it's implementing athletic department layoffs and won't fill many open positions.
U.Va. didn't reveal how many employees would be affected by the "reduction in staffing levels and (by) not filling several open positions." It's the latest step taken by an athletic department that on May 1 announced 72 head coaches, assistant coaches and staff members would take voluntary salary reductions of 5 to 10% from mid-April through the end of 2020.
"These are incredibly painful decisions, but they are, unfortunately, a necessary part of an overall strategy to address the financial challenges we face," U.Va. athletic director Carla Williams said Friday in a statement released by the athletic department. "We have a very dedicated staff and the evidence of that dedication and shared sacrifice has been at the forefront during this pandemic. Despite these challenges, the priority remains delivering championship opportunities for our coaches and student-athletes."
Williams, who has been U.Va.'s athletic director since October 2017, was among U.Va. staffers who took pay cuts last spring. All 20 of U.Va.'s head coaches volunteered to accept a cut.
Norm Wood, 757-247-4644, nwood@dailypress.com
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