Eastern Illinois University President David Glassman says the members of a union that represents faculty and others on campus have agreed to postpone a pay raise to keep 29 annually contracted faculty members employed for the fall semester.
Glassman says members of the University Professionals of Illinois will defer the 1.5% raise.
Glassman had said last month he'd already told the affected faculty members they wouldn't have jobs as the university prepares for potential cuts in state funding.
The state doesn't yet have a budget for the current fiscal year, but Governor Bruce Rauner has proposed steep cuts for higher education.
The University Professionals of Illinois represents several hundred faculty and others at Eastern.