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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 17, 2025
In this episode of College Viability News, I discuss the growing concerns among college faculty regarding financial health and enrollment trends. I also share concerns...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 10, 2025
The second Trump administration has given Higher Education a lot more than finances to worry about in the past few weeks. But, have no fear, I will continue to stay f...
Special TWICV: 'Bankrupt U' - The Book: with Bill Quain and Joe Corabi
From the Amazon book description:Bankrupt U – Students, Parents and Alumni Are Going Broke, & Colleges Don’t Give a C.R.A.P.is the ultimate insiders’ guide to college....
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 3, 2025
I had my annual summit with a good Higher Education friend last week. He was one of my first virtual-only connections and always brings valuable perspective for me. ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Jan 27, 2025
Here are the lead news and commentary stories for January 27th+ Big cuts at Sonoma State - including all athletics+ Which media outlet might also be a college PR firm?...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Jan 20, 2025
. I want to start off today’s podcast with a story about 2 college professors I met. I had the chance to meet and talk with these two kindred souls last week. These...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 13 2024
This Week in College Viability headlines for January 13, 2025+ Bacone College Accreditation Withdrawn – College Drivel for Bacone’s response+ Guilford College risks lo...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 6, 2024
SummaryIn this episode of 'This Week in College Viability,' Gary Stocker discusses the current challenges facing higher education, including leadership changes at Guil...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) with Special Guest: Sarah Clark
The Kind Leadership Guild is a community for educational leaders striving to become more effective and humane with themselves, their team, and the people they serve, i...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 23, 2024
This is the final show for 2024. I will be away with family next Monday.Here is some of what I have for this week's podcasts.+ College viability is an alternative med...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 16, 2024
I have a big announcement to start off today’s show.After reading, listening and watching the traditional higher education media, I have realized that is not me. I do...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 9, 2024
This week's episode has some action in layoffs and cutbacks. I thought we had an imminent closure, but Keystone College is still trying to ride out a nearly impossibl...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 2, 2024
News and commentary stories this week: + Webster University’s financial distress from HLC. More of those designations coming?+ Keystone college could lose their accre...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 25, 2024
There is much higher education news this 2024 Thanksgiving week.Headlines+ Some layoffs and cutbacks this week+ 2 stories that suggest college leaders may be moving mo...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 18, 2024
It is the week before Thanksgiving and my prediction of the college closure rate picking up steam has not yet developed. I still believe that there are scores of coll...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 11, 2024
The Red Guy won and the Blue lady lost. I am guessing most of us have read and listened to countless stories about the outcome and potential future impact of last Tue...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 4, 2024
AI-generated takeawaysMore students are choosing not to pursue college education.Free tuition initiatives can lead to negative consequences for faculty and staff.Enrol...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special with Robert Heil for October 30, 2024
Robert Heil, CEO of Financial Aid Services, joins me to talk about removing friction from the financial aid process, the importance of comparing good and bad 4-year gr...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 28 2024
This week we dissect and analyze:Trite strategic plansCash-Strapped Colleges Are Selling Their Prized Art and MansionsAdding sports teams is a leading indicator of col...
TWICV - Special Edition with Laura De Veau October 25, 2024
With consolidations in many forms moving through colleges, Dr. Laura De Veau speaks from experience.She addresses these quesstions in this special edition of 'This Wee...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 21, 2024
Headlines for the October 21, 2024 podcastMore on cutbacks and layoffsWhere are the Whit Students?College For All is Bad for BoysColumbia College (IL) takes big 2024 e...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 14, 2024
I want to start off this week’s podcast with a personal observation. I watched some 40- 50,000 people run in the Chicago Marathon yesterday. It was a spectacle of hu...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 7, 2024
This week’s top news and commentary:+ Yet another college sees football as enrollment salvation+ Standard and Poors: College competition and operational pain are the ‘...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 30, 2024
Headlines this week:+Elizabethtown College: Fun place or not?+Bradley University enrollment dips below 5,000 for first time in over 30 years+High Schools are closing t...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 23, 2024
This week's podcast focuses on desperation heaves and mea culpas'.I ask why can't college presidents be like college athletic coaches?For the first time ever, I announ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 16, 2024
Welcome to the Sep 16 TWICV podcast.It is still summer in St. Louis. High 80’s most of this week. With any luck, the St. Louis Cardinals will be put out of their play...
TWICV special edition with Dr. David Evans
If I created titles for these podcasts, this one would be: Benefits of Hindsight in Closing a College.Dr. David Evans was the president of Vermont Southern College in...
This Week In College Viability TWICV for September 9, 2024
TWICV for September 9, 2024We have all survived our first full weekend of college and professional football, so let’s get to the headlines for this episode: + Cutback...