Budget Cuts

Several new presidents have decided to forgo traditional, expensive inaugurations in favor of pared-down events more appropriate for lean times.

Citing a need to save money and rethink information access, several liberal arts colleges have placed libraries and IT in the same administrative unit.

Recommendation to create Nevada Virtual College, 2-year college to be run by outside vendor, provokes backlash from faculty members and some administrators.

Amid demands to protect academics, several institutions show that administrative savings can add up to real money, even if the cuts don't eliminate deficits.

Colleges and universities shielded core functions during first full year of recession, slashing administration instead of making across-the-board reductions, report finds.

Faculty at Western Nevada vow to boycott search committees until dismissed tenured colleagues are told their job security is restored.

Faced with deep cuts to federal funding for foreign languages, some universities are dropping uncommon -- and strategically important -- languages.

To spur regional collaboration and cut administrative costs, SUNY system is placing three presidents in charge of two campuses each.

Despite holding the same risky assets that led to losses in 2008, universities have learned from experience and have less to fear in current volatility, experts say.