Fiscal distress at regional public campuses is prompting urgent state intervention and institutional restructurings. Oregon lawmakers are weighing a $15 million emergency infusion to Southern Oregon University to avert an operational cash shortfall and require SOU to submit a near‑term sustainability plan. Boise State announced a major internal restructuring that merges colleges and closes a unit to cut costs and realign academic priorities. Both cases reflect a wider pattern: declining enrollments, tuition pressures and rising operating costs are forcing administrators to consider consolidations, fee adjustments and new reporting requirements to state authorities. Trustees must act quickly on contingency plans, conditional funding requests, and stakeholder communications; failing to secure state aid or implement restructurings could force more drastic closures or program eliminations.