Ok - lets move beyond anonymous confessions.
Which universities have gone public with the problems, and what are the public facts.
I'll aggregate links below.
Arizona State University - hard times and - mandatory unpaid furlough specifics - and budget reductions
University of Arizona mandatory furloughs
University of California - minor adjustments; enrollment cuts and senior administrator pay freeze
Emory University - cuts
University of Florida - Faculty Senate Budget blog...
University of Idaho - program prioritization, 41 degree programs up for closure
University of Iowa - budget crisis page - some details here
University of Maine - furloughs
Middle Tennessee State University - major cuts
University of Missouri - furloughs authorized if needed
University of New Mexico - voluntary furloughs
University of North Carolina - UNC estimated impact of budget cuts
Utah State University - furloughs
The furloughs are common, and make for a relatively easy short term cut, if the budget crisis is short term. But, they are very deflationary, since most people have large fixed costs and and a small gross pay cut is a large cut in discretionary income.
What is interesting is who is not updating budgets and plans.
I know some major research universities are quite far along in their process of making plans or scheduling changes, but they have not updated their websites or sent out public advisories.
It also may be observer bias, but are we seeing a rise in resignations and retirements by senior university administrators? People stepping down rather than cutting what they built up, or becoming hated for making harsh decisions.
Hm.
University of Idaho cutting/merging 41 degree programs as part of "Academic Program Prioritization." A FAQ page was also posted.
The NCSU budget page is somewhat short on details, but the latest update [pdf] is fairly ominous, predicting the loss of 660 faculty positions across the University of North Carolina system, among other things, as a consequence of the 7% cut in the state budget.
Oregons OHSU is facing cuts and freezes.
http://tinyurl.com/6cdaq4
Florida public universities as a whole were having problems beforehand with getting enough funding from the state govt., and the 'Bright Futures' program (Fl. govt. scholarships based on high school grades) is also in danger.
Last I heard (last semester), UCF as a whole is going to have some similar issues, but the biomedical dept (grad + undergrad) would be fine, and they've just opened a new med school (free for the first group admitted, too!)
I'm an undergrad though, so take that with due cover-up sensibilities..