Clemson University announced an abrupt retirement by president Jim Clements effective at month’s end, citing health and family, and the board moved to name an interim president. The departure comes amid recent controversies over faculty and staff removals and the closure of campus advisory commissions. Separately, Martin University in Indianapolis — the state's only predominantly Black private institution — said it will 'pause operations' at the semester’s end because of persistent enrollment and financial challenges. Trustees, who provided limited timing for a restart, noted the university lacks an endowment and has suffered cybersecurity and audit challenges. These moves underscore continued volatility for both large public research universities facing governance and culture disputes and small private institutions contending with enrollment declines and thin financial cushions. Boards will need rapid contingency plans to limit student disruption and preserve institutional missions.