Facing financial and enrollment challenges, a growing number of colleges and universities are cutting jobs and academic programs. In fact, cuts have become so common that Inside Higher Ed introduced a regular feature last year to track them.
Numerous colleges announced or completed plans to cut academic programs or jobs in February. Many of those institutions are in the Midwest—particularly Ohio.
Officials cited enrollment issues, wage pressures and inflation as the driving forces behind the latest cuts, which affect a mix of public and private institutions.
McGill University in Canada could cut hundreds of jobs due to projected enrollment losses, while other institutions are weighing much smaller reductions.
