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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 29, 2024
These are the news and commentary headlines for April 29, 2024· Northland College (WI) just can’t find anyone to turn of the light switch.· A really go...
Living the Nightmare of a College in Trouble - with Gary Stocker and Jeremy LaKosh
In this special edition of 'This Week in College Viability' we hear from an alum of a college that is clearly in significant financial trouble.Jeremy Lakosh is a 2005 ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 22, 2024
The April 22nd episode includes these news stories and commentaryHLC says: ‘We are not hospice’What happens to faculty, staff, students and the community when a colleg...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 15, 2024
This week top stories include:· Why are financial statement auditors not giving us a heads-up on trouble colleges? I will share the results of my research on ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) SPECIAL: Jonathon Nichols (author of 'Requiem for a College) on the Closure of Fontbonne University (MO)
Nobody can articulate the trials and tribulations of a closing college better than Jonathon Nichols. His 2022 book, 'Requiem for a College' details both the emotional...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 8, 2024
In this week's episode, here are some of the news and commentaries.Northland College is going to hold more bake sales (Sarcasm alert)Mike Rowe ( of Dirty Jobs) has a s...
Jon Nichols on Fontbonne University closure 032024
There is nothing like the voice of experience. Jon Nichols experienced a private college closure in 2017 at St. Joseph's (IN).Mr. Nichols shares similarities and diff...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 1, 2024
This Week in College Viability for April 1, 20241. Layoffs Cutbacks and Closures2. Faculty power under pressure in KY3. St. Martin’s WA on the watch4. ...
TWICV Special Episode with Debbie Kepple Mamros Mar 19, 2024 001
Debbie Kepple-Mamros is my guest for this special episode of This Week in College Viability. Debbie leads the institutional research function for the Des Moines (IA) ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special Episode Paula Langteau
Dr. Paula Langteau was president at Presentation College. She developed critical processes for assessing an institution's financial viability and implementing key pro...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for March 25, 2024
Here are the headline stories for the March 25, 2024 episode of 'This Week in College Viability'.MU Is our cutback college this week – but in a different business sens...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for March 18 2024
Here are some of the news and commentary for March 18, 2024Carbon Monoxide detectors turned off at Evergreen State CollegeNDC student impact story.Public college conso...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for March 11, 2024
Here are some of the stories for the March 11th 'This Week in College Viability podcast.Student impact story on NDC closureStories from Fitch & Bloomberg on HEMississi...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for March 4 2024
Where are we headed this week? Well, we'll start off with another unsurprising college closure announcement this past week. Get ready for some surprising ones in the n...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 26 2024
Links to this week's stories.Cutbacks & Layoffs at Wright State and U ToledoIHE must be following me. Their story last week about recent cutbacks and layoffs mimics t...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for February 19, 2024
Here are the stories and commentary in the February 19 TWICV Get your 2024 Private College Viability App here. Select from a version for executives, one for faculty ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) SPECIAL EDITION: Alby Salsa from Raven Eye Consulting
Raven Eye Consulting helps Higher Education clients accelerate their path to enrollment and retention results. They work with Colleges and Universities to improve en...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for February 12, 2024
This Week in College Viability for February 12, 2024Valentine’s day is this week. Throw a little love to Cabrini college and NOT-so-much to BSC and colleges who belie...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for February 5, 2024
This week's podcast episode has news and commentary on:Top heavy CornellThe FAFSA delaySpin. Spin. Spin. This time I will drill through the laughable spin that SIU Ca...
Transformation Collaborative: Wallace Pond and Tony Bieda for February 2, 2024
Welcome to a special episode of This Week in College Viability. We're going to be talking with a couple of gentlemen who lead the Transformation Collaborative.Wallace ...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) SPECIAL EDITION- Larenda Mielke from KaufmanHall
Larenda Mielke Senior Vice President, Higher Education at Kaufman HallShe has extensive leadership experience in higher education in the areas of strategy, curriculum ...
This Week in College Viability for Jan 29, 2024
For the week of January 29, 2024:More officials leave Fontbonne and Webster Universities amid enrollment troublesCollege enrollment picks up for the first time in over...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 22, 2024
Here is the news and commentary we have for the January 22, 2024 episode of 'This Week in College Viability'.1. Cutbacks and layoffs2. Birmingham southern makes ...
This Week in College Viability Special - with Ann Rutledge Jan 18, 2024
What impact do bonds have on colleges? Will bonds be a factor in college closures? Mergers and consolidations?Do rating services like S&P and Moody's impact most col...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 15, 2024
It is a really cold week across these United States, and the news from higher education is doing nothing to warm us up. Welcome. I am gs. TWICV for January 15 2024A...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 8, 2024
It’s a new year full of similar stories from 2023. I am not going to say 2024 will be exciting. That is trite. I will say that the college news and commentary I pro...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 26, 2023
Many thanks to the increasing number of folks listening to and downloading the podcast. I am grateful.Here are the stories and commentary for the final 2023 'This Week...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Dec 18 2023
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) where we look out for the best interests of faculty, staff, students, their families and others in higher education. The Decembe...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) - Special Episode: Dr. Brian Rosenberg, author: 'Whatever it is, I don't like it'. Dec 13, 2023
Dr. Brian Rosenberg is my guest today. His recent book: Whatever it is, I don’t like it, is fascinating in many ways. The 7 chapters are exquisitely balanced and lo...