The Art Institute of Pittsburgh has undertaken mass layoffs of administrative staff, sources told WESA. Those who lost their jobs include everyone working in admissions and career services. The human relations and information technology departments were also hard hit.
“It’s almost like at the last days whenever the Rapture happens, it’s like one minute someone’s right next to you and the next minute they’re gone,” said alumnus Andrew Coleman of Stanton Heights, who graduated in December. “This really has the students and other faculty and staff kind of in a worry mode, like what’s going on.”
Coleman said he was at the school on Monday to visit with former professors and attend a student council meeting. He said the layoffs were a hot topic of conversation among students, faculty and staff.