Overview
- The reduction represents about 3% of Berklee’s workforce across Boston, New York, and Valencia and does not include faculty positions.
- A spokesperson said the workforce changes will not affect programs or academic offerings.
- Affected employees are being offered severance, subsidized health-care continuation, and career-transition support.
- Students protested outside the Boston Conservatory, according to videos shared by the Berklee Faculty Union, which is negotiating a new contract.
- Leaders point to vulnerability in international enrollment, with roughly 2,700 foreign students last year—about 32% of the student body—whom experts say often pay full tuition.