Old Dominion University announced an operational shift to compress all online undergraduate and master’s courses into an eight‑week asynchronous model, part of a president-led plan to expand online enrollment. Faculty leaders say administrators rolled out the timetable without consulting Faculty Senate or the broader Faculty Forum and warn the move forces rapid course redesigns and threatens instructional quality. University leaders defend the decision as urgent and operational, citing existential enrollment and budget pressures; faculty counter that the pace undermines faculty governance and academic control. The dispute has become highly public, illustrating tensions between revenue-driven online strategies and shared governance.