Southern Oregon University risks closure without deep cuts, consultants say

Southern Oregon University risks closure without deep cuts, consultants say

Despite receiving $15 million in emergency state funding, SOU must still cut faculty, staff and programs to shore up its finances, a Deloitte analysis says.

Consultant says SOU must act fast, has ‘no margin for error’

Southern Oregon University will need to completely rethink its academic programs and make major overhauls to survive, a preliminary consultant report warns.

RECLAIMING MY TIME ON SOUTHERN OREGON COLLEGE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS LATER

Southern Oregon College Graduating Class of 1960: My dad. He transferred after two years at Central Oregon Community College in Bend. It was a well used path to the first college degree in his family. He was thirty years old, an old 30. Back then thirty was older, fifty was a grandparent. Hit sixty and you’re probably dead a few years. Southern Oregon College changed his life. And, I’d like to say, since davidpdx strives to honor higher educatio…

Southern Oregon University Future Unsure: 70% Cuts To Faculty | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

​Southern Oregon University Future Unsure Faces 70% Cuts to Faculty  By Chronicle Staff April 29, 2026 (Ashland) Southern Oregon University faces a new round of cuts so deep that the consulting firm hired by the state, suggests it let go of 70% of its faculty, a third of staff and eliminate 13 programs, many of which have been core to the university’s identity. In all, it amounts to roughly $20 million in budget slashes, but even then the consul…

SOU Board of Trustees receives preliminary report on financial situation

ASHLAND, Ore. – The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees now has a blueprint on decisions to be made regarding the university’s financial situation. During a meeting Tuesday, the Deloitte consultants painted a rather clear picture of what SOU must do in order to keep operating. They found the university is operating at a deficit […] The post SOU Board of Trustees receives preliminary report on financial situation appeared first on KOBI-T…