Enrollment issues drove deep personnel and program cuts at a range of colleges and universities last month.

The steepest of those were attributed specifically to the loss of international students, a result of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration restrictions. Other institutions, including three Oregon campuses, are laying off employees amid state funding concerns.

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