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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 4, 2023
In this week's episode of This Week, the College of St. Rose - some extensive coverage of the closure and the reactions associated with that. Our regular cutbacks and...
Special TWICV: The Closing of a College - The College of St. Rose (NY)
Jon Nichols, author of 'Requiem for a College' (2022) joins me in this first special This Week in College Viability (TWICV) podcast - The Closing of a College - The Co...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 27, 2023
This week we have still more cutback and layoff announcements. 2 interesting cutback and layoff stories from Mark Oprea at the Cleveland Scene Tuition deals that won’...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 20, 2023 - The trends contineu
Today’s podcast includes: does a high tuition price indicate a high quality college?, ugly enrollment increase announcements, Lyon College (AR) wants to build a vet sc...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) - Special Edition: The role of bond holders & Lake Erie College
An inside look at how I put a podcast together. . . . . . . Special Edition Podcast of TWICV.This Small College Was Out of Options. Will Its Creditors Give It a Break?...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Nov. 13, 2023 Grad rate teases, marketing or gimics?, Leadership 'atta-boys'
We talk about the deplorable state of graduation rates in American Colleges.My friend, Kate Colbert offers these analogies:"Buy this car. There's a 50% chance it won't...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 9, 2022 - Why families need a college viability counselor
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November 6, 2023 - BSC, Fitch ratings, too many computer science students and more
November 6 TWICV Gary Stocker - your host and college quality assurance coach. Providing a perspective on the financial health and viability of colleges in the U.S. ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Dr. Jim Brasfield on Webster University (MO)
This is a special episode today our guest is Dr. James Brasfield a retired faculty and retired community leader in the St. Louis region.Jim has been involved with Webs...
The College Viability Manifesto
I spend a lot of time espousing the weaknesses of colleges and justifiably so. But today I wanna share something I published about a year ago. It is my College Viabili...
TWICV for October 30, 2023
This is a two-fer day. My podcast software ate my recording from October 23rd. So I have already re-done that one. Whether the error was user-related or not remains...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 23, 2023
On our list of colleges to cover today is: Lesley University, Virginia universities, Clarkson University, student reactions to closing of UWM Washington County, Avill...
How to get the most out of college - Elliot Felix
Elliot Felix founded and leads brightspot a strategy consultancy on a mission to transform the higher education experience and to increase student success. His book H...
4 Financial Health & Viability Questions to ask college reps
Here is a simple list of 4 questions to ask colleges that will allow for a better assessment of their financial health and viability.1. Has your FTE enrollment increas...
Dr. Ricardo Azziz discusses the new DOE M&A rules and their impact on colleges
This episode is with Dr. Ricardo Aziz. He actually wrote the book on college mergers and acquisitions, and we're going to use his expertise today. He has over 25 years...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for October 16, 2023
IN this episode, we verbally travel from the east coast to the midwest to chronicle the financial health and viability saga of private colleges. Get your link to the 2...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for October 2, 2023
Headlines and linksWhatever it is, I’m against it. IHE New book by former Macalaster College President Brian RosenbergWhat qualities do college leaders need to lead m...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for September 28, 2023
This episode includes discussions on The student fiduciaryWorry about Columbia College in ChicagoNew VP Enrollment at Millikin U (IL) (comes from the recently closed ...
4 Iowa privates fighting for survival in a tough market
Iowa private colleges are in a tough market. The state of Iowa is one of four on my list of high-risk states for college closures. The other three are Wisconsin, New...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 18, 2023 Lieber, Wartburg
My name is Gary Stocker, and we continue today on our journey to inform college students and their families and faculty and staff and many others about what is really ...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for September 6, 2023
Here is a quick summary of one of the stories discussed in this podcast.As I read this, I realized the folks at Lakeland use a lot of big words for a university that c...
This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for August 28, 2023 Hodges closes. SACSCOC asleep.
Hodges University announced their closure Friday evening, August 25th.Who is responsible for letting these colleges stay open?To the data: (From the College Viability ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) For August 27, 2023 Quincy U and
In this episode of TWICV, we look at the PR efforts of 3 colleges. We talk about spin, tranparency, and more.
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) New DOE rules on mergers and acquistions
The market pressures on both public and private colleges will continue to move toward consolidation in some format. The recently released DOE rule changes on mergers w...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 20, 2023: 3 Iowa colleges in Dubuque newspaper
Elizabeth Kelsey's Dubuque TelegraphHearld article: Leaders of local private colleges determined despite anticipated challenges is thorough enough reporting. Yet she f...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 11, 2023 Wash U debt free and Limestone
Through all of the silly season admissions announcements, let’s remember to ask: “Who is the fiduciary - someone looking out for the best interests for students, paren...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 31, 2023 - Prototypical college response
Webster University (St. Louis, MO) was the focal point in a late January 2023 story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The essence of the story is that the college is in ...