St. John’s College approved a governing-board decision to consolidate separate campus presidencies into a single collegewide leadership role, citing cost reduction needs amid budget pressure and anticipated enrollment declines. The governing board voted over the weekend to merge the Annapolis and Santa Fe leadership structures, rolling all three jobs into one. J. Walter Sterling, who led the Santa Fe campus since July 2024 and served in an interim collegewide role since June 2025, will continue while the institution prepares to search for a permanent consolidated position. The college previously used layoffs and relied on endowment support to plug a $10 million deficit. The consolidation is a notable governance and operational move for a small, selective institution with a historically distinctive curriculum. It signals how enrollment uncertainty is pushing even mission-driven colleges toward structural cost adjustments, with implications for staffing, academic governance, and campus community stability.