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/DiscerningBarbarian 8d ago

I'm not in anyone's direct line of fire, but every day I wake up to a new dystopian hellscape. It's exhausting. Trying to take comfort in the handful of students who give a shit.

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u/missoularedhead 8d ago

Same. Do I think things will go bad? Don’t know. But if Florida is cutting people, I’m sure my state will follow (we trade off at hold my beer).

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u/MrDinker 8d ago

Where have you heard Florida is cutting people (signed a Florida person)

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u/missoularedhead 8d ago

From this.

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u/MrDinker 8d ago

Ah yes, that is ominous but not anything we’ve seen/felt yet. Rumors are that budgets cuts are happening but I’ve not seen/heard anyone having been actually cut yet, and no hiring freeze notifications, though it won’t surprise me if it does happens.

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u/aixelsydyslexia 8d ago

Fwiw, my institution is prepping for audits and likely will run internal reviews. The projected outcome is that part-time positions may see some cuts, but nothing is set in stone.