Increasing the # of students per class, increasing reliance on cheap adjuncts, reducing amenities, lowering pay&#x2F;benefits, firing unneeded administrators. (Last one is a biggie.)<p>More generally, I could favor a plan which gives the universities &quot;freedom&quot;. Specifically, we cap tuition + fees, eliminate most regulations on university behavior, and reduce funding. We should also make a policy that if there is significant student lobbying for more funding, the college president is fired. (That reduces the motivation to run a Washington Monument strategy [1].)<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Washington_Monument_Syndrome" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Washington_Monument_Syndrome</a>