Amid declining enrollments, rising costs, and federal funding shifts, numerous U.S. universities are implementing significant budget reductions. Measures include staff layoffs, program eliminations, library closures, and scaling back capital projects. Institutions like the University of Chicago, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and East Carolina University are restructuring to reduce expenses up to several million dollars. Federal policies, such as cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Minority Serving Institution grants, contribute to fiscal pressures. These budget actions threaten academic offerings and personnel stability across the sector.