Thread regarding Massachusetts Institute of Technology layoffs

"But a chorus of industry leaders has declared an end to the era of easy profit, and that’s pressuring schools to more delicately balance their spending needs as returns on the asset class dwindle. That’s according to an analysis by Markov Processes International, which studied the private equity portfolios and liquidity positions of 10 premier universities, including the eight Ivy League schools as well as Stanford University and
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."