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    Johns Hopkins lays off 110 employees in the wake of federal research cuts

    "As our federal research portfolio shrinks, the infrastructure around it must change in parallel,” a spokesperson for the private university said.

    By • June 26, 2026
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    Private colleges grew revenue last year — but not by enough, Fitch says

    Costs, competition and ‘adversarial federal policy’ are weighing heavily on private colleges, according to analysts with the credit ratings agency.

    By • June 24, 2026
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    Trendline

    Campus Facilities

    Physical security measures, renovation backlogs, sustainability and financing all come into play when the spotlight turns to college and university campuses.    

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    UConn expands budget-tightening measures to close $83.5M deficit

    The flagship plans to adjust contracts and restrict hiring as it grapples with rising costs, declines in federal research funding and other challenges.

    By • June 22, 2026
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    Sponsored by Strayer University

    Meeting the modern student where they are: How Strayer is advancing creative and technology innovation

    From screen scoring to cybersecurity, Strayer University rewrites the rules of higher education.

    June 22, 2026
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    Southern Oregon University plan would cut 3 majors, roughly 66 jobs

    The new proposal comes after the public institution carried out two recent rounds of workforce cuts and declared financial exigency last year.

    By • June 18, 2026
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    Northpoint Bible College ends degree programs after losing accreditation

    The Massachusetts institution is going forward with a new name and three-year programs that its president said will transfer for credit to partner institutions.

    By • June 17, 2026
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    Kentucky State gets OK for program cuts amid state-mandated overhaul

    The state’s higher education authority signed off on the narrowed offerings even as a lawsuit contests the university’s transformation.

    By • June 15, 2026
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    A ‘new normal’: Syracuse faces enrollment dip, first deficit in years

    The New York institution has so far dodged many of its peers’ woes. But demographic shifts and enrollment declines are weighing on its finances.

    By • June 12, 2026
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    Marshall University to cut 7 programs, expand others

    The public West Virginia institution’s tweaks to its offerings follow a state-mandated review and come amid an effort to shrink its deficit.

    By • June 12, 2026
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    University of Denver to consolidate academic structures, cut departments

    Despite budget pressures, officials framed the moves as an effort to eliminate silos and improve the student experience.

    By • June 11, 2026
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    The New School AAUP slams faculty layoffs

    The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.

    By • June 10, 2026
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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 • 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 • June 5, 2026
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    Hampshire College may close earlier than planned

    The private Massachusetts institution’s revenue projections are coming up short, meaning it might not be able to teach its final term planned for the fall.

    By • June 1, 2026
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    Tuition discount rate reaches 57% for private nonprofits, NACUBO says

    Price cuts are getting even deeper for first-year undergraduates, while net tuition revenue has fallen, according to the organization.

    By • June 1, 2026
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    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 • May 29, 2026
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    Florida budget deal would cut extra funding to top public universities

    Lawmakers also agreed to transfer the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, a conservative favorite.

    By • May 27, 2026
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    SUNY Fredonia cutting 14 degrees, 7 minors

    The public institution is still trying to close a multimillion-dollar deficit after years of enrollment declines.

    By • May 26, 2026
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    Tracker

    Here’s a list of the biggest donations to colleges in 2026 so far

    Drexel University landed a $112.6 million from a trustee and his family to expand the university’s engineering and computer science college.

    Updated June 11, 2026
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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 • May 20, 2026
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    University of Michigan poised to buy campus of downsized Lutheran college

    Nearly two years after Concordia University Ann Arbor moved to fold most of its programs, it’s looking to sell real estate for $60 million. 

    By • May 20, 2026
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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 • May 18, 2026
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    Q&A

    Do enrollment management strategies lead to high debt for poor families?

    The author of a New America report argues efforts to maximize enrollment have left many lower-income families relying heavily on Parent PLUS loans.

    By • May 18, 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 • May 15, 2026
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    Opinion

    Why colleges should embrace program depth over breadth

    Cutting some offerings and shifting funds to high-impact programs can help expand access in turbulent financial times, two administrators contend.

    By Bobby Pace and Jennifer Dale • May 14, 2026