BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 3, 2020
Unity College abruptly laid off 33 members of its faculty and staff and furloughed another 20 on Monday, ahead of a plan to retool its academic offerings and largely abandon its main campus. The cuts represent nearly 30 percent of Unity College’s workforce. The board of trustees also has authorized school officials to explore selling its 240-acre main campus in Unity, which has been a central hub of the community for more than 50 years. The possibility that the college might abandon Unity was shattering for local business owners, alumni and others the college employs.