The finances of higher education feature prominently in current discussions, from the popular press to scholarly publications. Tuition is taking up nearly twenty percent of median household income and student debt exceeds credit card debt. Yet universities are being asked to do more with less as government budgets and private contributions shrink. This meeting addressed how research universities can be "reimagined" to face the current financial paradigm, including what steps universities can take to reduce costs while continuing to increase their value and what role boosting public-private partnership with industry will play in filling fiscal gaps.