AASCU report circa 2009 summing up the cost containment strategies of responding institutions (36 pages).

In 2010, the consulting firm Academic Impressions surveyed 50+ senior academic administrators, public and private institutions,about institutional planning and budgeting. Spoiler alert: the hardest part in the title refers to "prioritization, modification, or termination of programs, services, or other activities that are no longer necessary or effective"

The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between publicly stated academic cost-containment objectives found in HEI’s strategic plans and mission statements, which help to unify stakeholders and link strategy to an organization’s purpose.