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Lex Eisenberg, a lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Public Health<\/a>, told the Michigan Daily they received notice that they had been laid off mid-contract on March 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat sucked about losing my job was also that I had to tell all of my students,\u201d Eisenberg said. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 10 years, first as a student and then as a lecturer \u2014 it just feels disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n Eisenberg isn\u2019t the only one \u2014 during the winter semester, citing financial strain from reduced federal research funding<\/a> and declining international enrollment<\/a>, the Public Health School fully laid off two lecturers and partially laid off two others \u2014 meaning they will have reduced teaching loads or a hiatus. Two of the impacted lecturers are from the Health Behavior and Health Equity<\/a> department, one of six departments in the school.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Public Health School also eliminated or will no longer fill 15 staff positions, though it is unclear what roles have been eliminated, and from which departments.\u00a0<\/p>\n