This enrollment decline caused financial difficulties for the university which struggled to cover costs for its 2010 dormitory expansion.[9] In October 2020, IUP President Michael Driscoll announced restructuring and retrenchment plans related to leadership's NextGen proposal.[10] Retrenchment or lay-off notices were issued to 81 tenured or tenure-track faculty on October 30, 2020, with another 47 expected before the end of the academic year.[11]Fall 2021 enrollment was 9,009.