Multiple public universities moved into austerity mode as spring semester closed, with leaders citing structural deficits tied to enrollment softness, state funding changes, and uncertainty around federal research funding. The measures range from hiring freezes and reduced travel to faculty and staff reductions and academic program eliminations. The University of Oregon announced a hiring freeze and pause on pay increases while it works to close a projected $65 million structural deficit, largely attributed to lower out-of-state enrollment and tuition revenue. Portland State University proposed eliminating 52 faculty and staff members, along with two academic departments, to address a $35 million gap, including proposed cuts to tenured positions. Other systems and campuses followed with similar actions. Colorado State University System announced it would not fill vacant positions and would eliminate 0.5% of its workforce to trim $35.8 million from its budget, while also approving a 3.5% undergraduate tuition increase. Maryland’s Bowie State University cut 79 positions to close an $18 million deficit, and the University of Maryland, College Park prepared to eliminate up to 150 positions after a more than 10% drop in state support.