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TWICV Special Episode: Closing College Teach-Outs with Dr. Paula Langteau
Dr. Paula Langteau experienced a college closure first hand as President of Presentation College. Her efforts provide a positive example on how to provide guidance an...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 7, 2025
Here are some of the news and commentary stories for July 7, 2025+ Siena Heights University announces closure+ Indiana colleges cut hundreds of low-enrollment degree p...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 30, 2025
TWICV News and Commentary for June 30, 2025+ Many layoff and cutback announcements last week. + Cornell College (IA) steers away from financial health toward marketin...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 23 2025
Much thanks to the many, many listeners to the podcast. This past week we hit 10,000 downloads. If you would, make sure to share the podcast link with your colleague...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 16 2025
News stories and commentary this week:+ ‘Lives will be impacted’: TSU proposes staffing, scholarship cuts to stay open+ Shuttered Michigan House GOP's higher ed budget...
Requiem for a College (2nd Edition) Part 2/3
With the second edition of 'Requiem for a College' due out on July 8th, I asked author Jon Nichols and publisher Kate Colbert to join me again to talk about the book. ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 9 2025
Here are the stories and links for this week's podcast.Harrisburg University to Close Philadelphia CampusGuilford College Considers Formal Step Toward Possible Faculty...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 2. 2025
On the June 2, 2025 'This Week in College Viability' podcast, Gary looks at:+ Can you really ‘grow’ out of financial challenges?+ Notre Dame College (closed) is sued ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 27 2025
I didn’t broadcast on Memorial Day. I spent much of the day reading military histories. I was in the Army Reserves for 8 years, but I cannot imagine the challenges a...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 19, 2025
In an era of DEI cutbacks, we have a diverse set of stories this week.+ 7 public colleges in PA proposed to close.+ KS is fretting over tuition increases, but the real...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 12 2025
Lots of cutback and layoff stories this week. With most commencement events taking place, I continue to look for stories where colleges proudly announce their sub-50%...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 5, 2025
Here are some of the stories I cover on the May 5th TWICV.1. Limestone University holds graduation after faculty votes to ban President, VP, Board of Trustees. A...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 28, 2025
It looks like it is accreditor justification week at College Viability. Many of the stories in this week's podcast deal with the chronic inability of accrediting agen...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special Eric Kelderman from The Chronicle of Higher Education: "‘We Have More Athletes Than We Have Fans’"
Eric Kelderman is a Senior Writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education.Our podcast topic is based on Eric's March 2025 article entitled: ‘We Have More Athletes Than ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 21, 2025
Springtime in higher education is bringing more and more stories of individual college financial trauma and industry-wide trends that almost always are negative.+ Lime...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 14 2025
There is much to catch up on in this week's podcast episode.Highlights include: + Two Mass. colleges in financial ‘danger,’ accreditation agency finds – Belatedly so.+...
The Real Story Behind College Closures - Requiem for a College - 2nd edition (April 2025)
Jonathan Nichols self-published the first edition of Requiem for a College in 2022.Here is the Amazon description of the book from 2022.On February 3rd, 2017, Saint Jo...