That is not entirely accurate. There was a lay off at ArsDigita Foundation. We didn't want to completely exclude people from the Foudation if they wanted to stay involved, so we offerred a 1 hour/week status until we could raise more funds. This message did not go over as intended and I sincerely apologize that this seemed insulting. I'm also willing to apologize in person. Fortunately, we are able keep all the ArsDigita University Faculty and its administrator until the end of the school year. ArsDigita Corporation will continue to fund ArsDigita University through the end of the year as originally planned. After that, the Foundation is on its own to find funding (also as originally planned). But, unfortunately, and unlike the original plan, we were not able to raise the funding.