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Kent State, Colorado State and other universities turn to budget cuts
Institutions from Maryland to Oregon announced plans last month to trim spending, and sometimes eliminate jobs, as they navigate or stave off deficits.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 5, 2026 -
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University of Maryland lays off 84 employees amid budget pressures
The public institution is facing federal and state funding cuts in addition to higher energy costs and slowing endowment returns.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 5, 2026 -
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Physical security measures, renovation backlogs, sustainability and financing all come into play when the spotlight turns to college and university campuses.
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Texas Tech instruction rules spurred widespread course changes
Nearly half of polled professors said they changed class materials on their own in response to memos limiting teaching about race, sex and gender.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 3, 2026 -
Western Michigan University launches buyout program to ease budget
The public institution is offering early retirements to tenured faculty, as long as enough sign up to save at least $5 million.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 29, 2026 -
West Point speech policies paused for civilian faculty by federal judge
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel called one of the military college's rules a "broad and standardless intrusion" on civilian faculty's constitutional rights.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 29, 2026 -
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UT System makes it easier to shutter programs, fire faculty
Under rules passed by the system’s board, university presidents can axe programs without faculty input and cut professors with limited appeal avenues.
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Baldwin Wallace University winds down 16 degree programs, 19 minors
The Ohio private nonprofit’s president said he wants to invest the savings in areas with high student and workforce demand.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 20, 2026 -
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DOL rescinds Biden-era overtime rule, formalizing return to 2019 salary threshold
The salary threshold is only part of the exemption test, one attorney reminded HR leads.
By Caroline Colvin • May 19, 2026 -
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Supreme Court to determine if college employees can sue under Title IX
The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that Title IX's right to sue doesn't apply to college staff, diverging from at least eight other appeals courts.
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University of Oregon freezes hiring as it aims to cut $65M from budget
The public institution’s leaders are projecting a decline in nonresident enrollment for the next academic year, which will bring a fiscal hit.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 18, 2026 -
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EEOC moves to axe EEO-1 reporting
The agency wants to scrap a variety of employer reporting requirements, according to a plan sent to the White House on Thursday.
By Caroline Colvin • May 15, 2026 -
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Portland State University budget plan would cut 52 jobs
The university’s American Association of University Professors chapter has blasted officials’ $35 million deficit projection and vowed to fight faculty layoffs.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 15, 2026 -
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Colorado State University turns to layoffs and other cuts to manage budget hole
Officials at the system’s Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses trimmed millions of dollars from their budgets as the state left higher education funding flat.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 11, 2026 -
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By Andrea Lorenzo • May 11, 2026 -
Kent State University to lay off up to 45 staffers
The university is trying to head off a projected $18 million budget gap for fiscal 2027, though the president says it is in a relatively strong financial position.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 6, 2026 -
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Kentucky lawmakers override veto on bill easing faculty terminations
Under the legislation, public colleges will be able to let go of professors for “bona fide financial reasons,” including if programs have low enrollment.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 17, 2026 -
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Syracuse University offers early retirement to 175 faculty
The buyouts come amid a plan to cut scores of low-enrollment academic programs to refocus the private nonprofit’s offerings.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 15, 2026 -
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Penn must turn over Jewish employee records to EEOC, judge rules
The agency has requested extensive data — including employee contact information and survey responses — as part of a federal antisemitism probe.
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Portland Community College reaches tentative deal with striking faculty
The Oregon institution previously reached an agreement with its staff union, which declared a strike with faculty on March 11.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 31, 2026 -
Walla Walla Community College eyes 43 layoffs, closing a branch campus
The Washington institution may declare a financial emergency as it seeks $4.3 million in savings for a budget under strain from rising costs.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 27, 2026 -
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Kentucky Senate passes bill making it easier to cut faculty
Faculty groups have slammed the measure, which would allow boards to terminate instructors who teach programs with low enrollment or revenue.
By Natalie Schwartz • March 27, 2026 -
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Portland Community College reaches tentative deal with striking union staff
The college has been remote since March 11, the beginning of a work stoppage that has also delayed the beginning of spring classes by a week.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 26, 2026 -
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NIH grant terminations disproportionately hurt women, early-career researchers
The federal agency's abrupt cancellation of about 2,300 grants weakened the U.S. research training pipeline, per a new peer-reviewed analysis.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 26, 2026 -
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Lane Community College could cut 20 positions amid looming $4M deficit
Leaders at the Oregon institution have also proposed eliminating its health information management and criminal justice programs.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 23, 2026 -
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University of Providence could cut programs, employees as it shores up budget
The Montana institution declared financial exigency in December as it braces for an annual $8 million budget gap once it loses critical fiscal support.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 18, 2026
