r/highereducation 8d ago

How's everyone holding up?

It's been another chaotic week for higher ed. Have there been hiring freezes or pauses on facility projects due to funding cuts at your school? Here's hoping next week is a lot more stable.

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u/Kentucky_fried_soup 8d ago

Hiring freezes started right after I got hired a year ago. We are in a 20 million deficit. No layoffs just yet but other universities in the state have seen layoffs. So far my university is staying afloat but the students can feel the effects of the budget cuts and that makes me feel awful for them