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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...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV)for Spetember 2 2024
Is it fair to critique the financial health and viability of colleges?I am a sports enthusiast. I rarely care who wins; but I enjoy watching the thrill of victory and...
TWICV for Aug 28 2024 with Ben Unglesbee from Higher Ed Dive
Here are the questions Ben Unglesbee addressed during our podcast interview.With all of the research and report you do, what is your sense of the stability of private ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 26, 2024
This week's podcast starts with a WWII sampling bias story that strongly relates to college enrollment. My thanks to Jon Boeckenstedt for making the connection.+ Alve...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 19, 2024
If you think colleges are having troubles, here in St. Louis we can’t even get the city kids to school. The great St. Louis bus catastrophe kicks off today. My frien...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 12, 2024
Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.College classes are beginning to bring students to campus for the Fall 2024 term. While the FAFSA Debacle is s...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special with private college presidents Amy Novak and Todd Olson
St. Ambrose University President Amy Novak and Mount Mercy University President Todd Olson join me to discuss the strategic combination of their two organizations. Su...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 5 2024
The end of July and early August produced a really slow news week in higher education. My google alerts on many higher education topics produced more alumni obituarie...
TWICV special with Rebeka Mazzone CEO of FuturEDFinance
Here are the questions from my interview with Rebeka Mazzone, Founder and CEO of FutureEDFinance.Tell us briefly about Futuredfinance.Talk about finance as a lagging i...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 29, 2024
The end of July is upon us. The Olympics are all over the TV and news. I understand there is a presidential election in about 100 days. I just saw 5 Bucks and 3 doe...
TWICV for July 22 2024
Here are the lead news and commentary stories for July 22, 2024Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here.Layoffs, cutbacks, closures & FAFSA check ins. ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 15, 2024
It was last Monday that Northwestern College (IL) (NOT University)announced its closure. They announced it on Monday. They had turned out the lights the previous Sat...
TWICV Special with Jeff Spear CEO of CFO Colleague (July 11, 2024)
This special podcast episode of 'This Week in College Viability' continues our focus on the financial health of colleges.My guest is Jeff Spear, CEO of CFO Colleague.H...
TWICV Special with Raphael Courtland - Finances in Higher Education
My special guest in this podcast episode is Raphael Courtland. Mr. Courtland has a long history in finance and in higher education.We discuss:Large-scale mergers and ...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 8, 2024
As the competition in 2024 Paris Olympics draw near, we are sadly seeing competition for the shortest notice of a college closure. More shortly. + How To Throw Away A...
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 1, 2024
It is the July 1, 2024 This Week in College Viability podcast.Here are the leading stories.+ Layoffs, cutbacks, and closures+ More FAFSA Debacle reports+ Bradley U get...