Declining college enrollment is playing out on a national scale. Students everywhere are weighing the cost of a degree. But when Seattle Pacific University announced 40% cuts due to enrollment issues faculty pointed out the several years of anti-LGBTQ+ controversy that may be hurting the university wallet.Seattle Times staff reporter Nina Shapiro has been keeping up with this story. She’ll fill us in higher education’s financial woes.We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback