Commentary published this week described layoffs at New York’s New School as a cautionary tale for universities facing austerity budgets.
The piece argues deep faculty and staff cuts at the Manhattan institution signal broader structural pressures on higher education finance.
Critics of the reductions said they disproportionately affect humanities programs and contingent instructors.
The essay warns other campuses that enrollment declines and endowment volatility may force similar retrenchment without new revenue models.
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https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/12/trump_attacks_higher_education