Portland State University faces significant financial challenges. Its enrollment has dropped over 20 percent since the pandemic began. President Ann Cudd proposes laying off faculty and eliminating two departments. This plan includes 52 union faculty positions and the conflict resolution and university studies departments. Faculty unions strongly oppose these proposed cuts and have voted no confidence.
Portland, Oregon
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/labor-unionization/2026/05/26/portland-state-layoffs-loom-despite-faculty-calls-pause