The Architects Of Austerity
On April 3, 2026, Portland State University’s Board of Trustees convened to hear testimony on PIVOT, the administration’s plan to eliminate 71 academic programs and reduce the university’s workforce in response to a $35 million structural deficit.
Faculty testified. Students testified.
This is what oversight looked like from the other side of the table.
Forthcoming is the full accounting of what PIVOT does not disclose on finances, equity, accreditation, and governance.