(Richmond, IN)--Large cuts are coming to Earlham College as the institution continues to try to right itself financially.  A message was sent to faculty and staff on Friday from the President’s office indicating that 47 people had been notified last week that their positions are being eliminated.  Staff members losing their jobs will be kept on board through the first half of next year, with tenured instructors staying on longer.  The cuts will save the college almost $10 million per year.  Earlham has had an annual operating deficit of $15 million per year for the last ten years.  Earlham’s enrollment is down to 671.  That’s only about half of what it was in 2007.