Rider University’s new president rolled out sweeping cuts after the Middle States Commission on Higher Education placed the institution on probation for insufficient financial evidence. John R. Loyack announced a plan that includes eliminating roughly 20% of full‑time faculty positions, reducing base pay by 14%, pausing retirement contributions and tuition remission, and increasing teaching loads for tenured and non‑tenure faculty. Loyack said the measures—part of a 'March to Sustainability'—are urgent to stabilize finances; faculty members and accreditors warned that repeated rounds of cuts risk academic quality and morale and could trigger further accreditation scrutiny.