Faculty no-confidence efforts are increasing pressure on university leadership, with University of Nebraska–Lincoln serving as a recent example. Faculty passed a no-confidence measure against Chancellor Rodney Bennett after program cuts were proposed to manage a budget deficit, escalating from board-room public statements to a formal vote. Bennett resigned less than two months after the governing board approved the cuts, adding to a growing set of cases where faculty governance disputes culminate in leadership exits and long-term institutional tension. An interview with former presidents and scholars Michael Nietzel and Charles Ambrose ties the trend to broader financial constraints, social turmoil, and weakening norms around shared governance.