Faculty governance is facing pressure on multiple fronts: the University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty senate passed a no-confidence resolution in Chancellor Rodney Bennett over proposed program cuts and alleged lack of transparency, and the American Association of University Professors released a report defending shared governance as state legislatures move to limit faculty bodies’ authority. At UNL a 60–14 faculty vote called for Bennett’s removal after a plan to cut academic programs and trim $27.5 million from the budget — critics said the process excluded meaningful faculty consultation. The regents will consider the chancellor’s recommendations at a December meeting. Separately, the AAUP warned that recent state laws in Indiana, Ohio, Utah and Texas that curtail faculty senates’ decision-making risk politicizing curriculum and academic standards. The organization urged senates and administrations to shore up governance structures and to prepare legal and public responses to legislative encroachment. Trustees, presidents and faculty leaders should expect heightened tensions: shared-governance disputes will drive litigation risk, influence accreditation conversations, and complicate campus budget and curricular decisions. Boards should document consultation steps and communicate rationale for tough financial choices to limit risks of no-confidence actions and legislative intervention.