For the second time since 2019, Hampshire College is facing the risk of closure. As of June, the college possesses a total debt of $24.9 million.

President Jeffrey Docking has helped cut the academic budget by 13% without a layoff, all while launching 38 new academic programs in five years.

The data exists on campus already. Now, school leadership should pull it out of the dark and put it into action.

Higher education leaders in the state say they are pulling all the levers to minimize student impacts caused by state and federal funding pressures.