Several universities report growing financial distress triggered by policy shifts and enrollment declines. The University of Chicago plans to cut $100 million in expenses, including layoffs of 100-150 staff and pausing graduate program admissions, attributing fiscal pressures partly to prior federal policy changes. Catholic University of America has executed staff layoffs and austerity measures to address a $30 million deficit amid enrollment drops. These measures reflect mounting fiscal challenges faced by higher education institutions navigating federal funding uncertainty and demographic shifts.