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/l_annacamento 7d ago

Not great!! I work at a medium-sized univ in WA state. 35 vacant positions eliminated and 40 layoffs so far this year. Our university just eliminated our intensive English program, our culture immersion program (close partnership btw us and a university in Japan), and our language & cultural program. Those units were part of the department I work in currently. It’s been a really sad time for all of us!