U.Md. begins another year of furloughs for state-funded employees

A furlough plan for state-funded employees of the University of Maryland, College Park was announced Tuesday. The plan applies to the university’s 2011 fiscal year that begins July 1st, the university website said.

The university community received an e-mail at 6 p.m. Tuesday from President C.D. Mote, Jr., detailing a plan that will help the school achieve a state-mandated $10.2 million cut in salaries.