Public universities across multiple states are closing spring terms with hiring freezes, position eliminations, and other structural cuts as budget shortfalls intensify. The University of Oregon moved to freeze hiring and pay increases while capping nonessential travel to close a projected $65 million structural deficit, citing weaker out-of-state enrollment and tuition revenue. Other institutions followed similar playbooks. Portland State University proposed eliminating 52 faculty and staff members and two academic departments to address a $35 million gap. Colorado State System leaders announced they would not fill vacant positions and would eliminate 0.5% of its workforce to trim $35.8 million while approving a 3.5% undergraduate tuition increase. Additional examples include Bowie State University cutting 79 positions to close an $18 million deficit, the University of Maryland preparing to eliminate up to 150 positions after a 10% state support drop, and Kent State University planning layoffs for an anticipated $18 million shortfall amid demographic pressures in Ohio. Leaders framed the actions as necessary to protect core operations while planning longer-term enrollment and research investments.