It has actually been another season of austerity in higher education.
Numerous colleges are facing some mix of falling registration, increasing expenses, federal policy uncertainty and state funding cuts, in addition to a host of other specific situations.
As they prepare their financial 2027 budget plans, organizations from Bowie State University in Maryland to Portland State University are slashing costs, laying off staff members and taking other steps to protect their financial resources.
Some institutional leaders say they are facing a full-blown crisis. However others frame the cuts as tough choices made now to prevent even much deeper reductions down the roadway.
Here’s a take a look at our coverage of institution of higher learnings that retrenched in methods big and small during May: