In a report to trustees, university officials cited enrollment declines at the colleges, as well as their financial deficits and maintenance backlogs.
Leaders from education, business, government and politics say career exposure in college and K-12 is needed to meet workplace demands.
After filing for bankruptcy last year, a judge this week ordered its case to be converted into Chapter 7 after alarms raised by the U.S. trustee’s office.
The agency said the nearly $21.6 million grant competitions do not “align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration.”