East Carolina University announced plans to discontinue 44 undergraduate and graduate programs after an internal portfolio review. ECU leaders said the cuts target offerings “that aren’t meeting expectations,” and the institution will provide teach-out plans for students enrolled in programs slated for closure. In a budget move designed to eliminate $25 million in expenses (about 2% of the overall budget), ECU has already identified $6.2 million in cuts. The university said three-fourths of the targeted programs were recommended by faculty as part of the review, and that faculty transition support will use ECU’s existing retirement incentive program. Alongside program discontinuations, ECU plans to consolidate several units—merging two health colleges into one school called the College of Health and Human Sciences and combining the health sciences library with academic library services. The school also plans administrative consolidation to reduce cost pressures. The announcement intensifies the governance-and-staffing tradeoffs institutions face when enrollment forecasts and revenue assumptions tighten, and it will shape how students and faculty evaluate program continuity, advising continuity, and graduate pipeline pathways.