Public universities and private colleges are ending spring terms with hiring freezes, layoffs, and program restructurings as deficits grow and enrollment and state funding pressures persist. University of Oregon is freezing hiring and pay increases while working to close a $65 million structural deficit, while Portland State University proposed eliminating 52 positions and two academic departments for a $35 million gap. Across the region, institutions are also using vacant-position holds and tuition actions to respond to budget risk. The Colorado State University System approved workforce trimming and a 3.5% undergraduate tuition increase, while Bowie State University cut 79 positions to address an $18 million deficit. The wave underscores how quickly campus planning can change when out-of-state enrollment weakens, state appropriations decline, and federal research funding uncertainty increases. Faculty and staff are likely to experience broader governance and staffing shifts as institutions move from reactive cuts to structural redesigns.