In response, vice president of finance Mike Reid took the floor, and he prefaced his anecdote by saying he had a habit of saying things he shouldn't. Last month, in the face of dropping enrollment and unsuccessful recruitment efforts, the president announced UM needed to cut 201 positions, including 52 faculty positions. He said he could not promise it, but he estimated all the faculty cuts could be made by eliminating open positions, adjuncts and other temporary faculty. He said he plans to make enrollment a primary focus of the new vice president, who will take the place of retiring vice president for student affairs Teresa Branch. The new title will be vice president of enrollment management and student affairs.