Campus governance and faculty morale are under renewed strain as faculty and student groups press no‑confidence votes while institutions report growing teacher disengagement. At the University of Kansas, a straw poll of faculty and students registered overwhelming no‑confidence on leadership over financial management, but university officials called the survey unscientific and disputed its conclusions. More broadly, analysis of the phenomenon 'When Faculty Stop Showing Up' traces rising faculty disengagement—reduced office hours, lower participation in shared governance, and attrition—and its operational consequences for teaching, advising and campus life. Trustees and presidents now face faster-moving reputational and operational risks tied to faculty sentiment and internal transparency.