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This Week In College Viability (TWICV)

Welcome to the podcast. We call it TWICV. It is our effort to provide a fast-paced, entertaining, and alternative voice to the propaganda and hype flowing out of colleges in America today. This week in College Viability is a proud affilate of The EdUP Experience podcast network.

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special with...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/06/28

If you bring Thom Chesney onto your podcast, you get to ask some aggressive questions.Here are some Dr. Chesney addressed:What is on the minds of private college governing boards?Will the 'one-college-closure-per-week' trend continue?Why do so few people seem to know the most important information about a college's future prospects?When will we hit the 'tipping point' when students and their families worry en masse about private colleges?I also do a speed round with Thom.FAFSA Debacle:

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24:41

TWICV special with Ashley Kern from Sightline (June...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/06/27

Ashley Kern founded Sightline (sightlinedata.com) to bring an individualized data science focus for colleges. Ms. Kern discusses:Data enterpreneurs in higher ed and their impactThe FAFSA DebacleThe Sightline nicheMarket analysis services Using data to improve graduation ratesSightLine is a nationally certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB).

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28:52

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special with...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/06/26

It's not often we get to look inside a college closure. Jay Keehn lived it at Union Institute and University.Dr. Keehn was at Union Institute and University fro 18 years until he left in 2023. Like Jonathon Nichols with his book Requiem for a College and his experience at the closure of St. Joseph's College (IN), Jay Keehn takes us through the chronic mis-information shared at Union Institute and University. He also shares the value of hindsight and what current faculty and staff should

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26:44

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 24, 2024

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2024/06/24

This week's top headlines: + Cash is King at Lindenwood University+ Do protests really impact enrollment that much? Emerson College says it does.+ U Arts (PA) closure is still a mess+ Ryan Craig: The Financial Responsibility Emperor Has No Clothes + College sports is not a cure-all for enrollment and finances Concordia Ann Arbor is eliminating them all.It is very difficult to see a strong fall enrollment term for almost all public and private colleges in the U.S. There is some

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49:01

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special: Will...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/06/23

An important group of higher education leaders with a diverse set of experiences weigh in on the potential of a federal bailout of private colleges this Fall and the impact it would have on higher education.The participants are Ricardo Azziz, Joe Sallustion, Sarah Holtan, and Brian Rosenberg. Bios are below.Some of the questions addressed by the panel:1. Is a federal bailout of colleges a viable solution?2. What could be the potential long-term implications of federal bailout?3. What is

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28:42

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 17, 2024

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2024/06/17

We are entering the hot weather season -- and the really hot seat season for colleges. There is increasing anecdotal evidence that the FAFSA debacle will cause much trauma this Fall and Spring. I am starting to see a small number of colleges take what I am going to call ‘proactive layoffs and cutbacks’.This week:+ Philadelphia’s University of the Arts is taking some real heat for its really short-notice closure announcement+ A reporter it Topeka KS demonstrates, again, how USNWR data can

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29:43

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/06/12

Dean Hoke, President and CEO of the American Association of University Administrators joins me for a special episode of TWICV.Some of the questions we cover include:1. Dean's vision for up and coming higher education leaders2. He discusses the 'triple witch' of circumstances facing colleges.3. I ask Dean about the differences in leadership of short-notice closed colleges and those who gave their students plenty of notice before closing.4. We also look at the best and worst case

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22:53

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 10, 2024

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2024/06/10

Here are the headlines for the June 10, 2024 TWICV podcast.Columbia College (IL) in the news again with a final layoff announcementCollege Enrollment Up For Second Semester In A Row, Finds New Report GS: I will tell you why that is misleading.Tuition discounts at private nonprofit colleges reach new highs, study findsU Arts (Philly) another really short-notice closureSend me questions, comments, concerns, even insults to g at College Viability.College Viability series of Apps2024 Private

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22:40

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 20, 2024

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/05/20

Here are the headlines from the May 20, 2024 episode+ 3 colleges in the cutbacks, layoffs, and closure list+ 3 Missouri privates don’t respond well to being on a ‘watch list’+ The abrupt closure of Wells College. Bad for the industry. . . + Student loan interest rates go up – a lot on July 1st.+ NY rep introduces bill to establish rules for a college seeking to close. (That always works)College Viability series of Apps2024 Private College Viability app for Executive Analysis 2024

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21:39

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 13, 2024

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/05/13

A look at St. Cloud State’s plan to cut 46 degreesi-dotters and t-crossersHigh Schools are bracing for widespread teacher layoffs. Here’s whySpin. Spin. Spin. At Illinois TechSTL PD and college closures in its regionCleveland .com: Editor: Buffoonery, incompetence and lies “Our job, though, is to call them out. So, we do.”Show note links:‘A matter of right-sizing’: A look at St. Cloud State’s plan to cut 46 degreesAccreditor: Keystone College in ‘Danger of Imminent Closure’(High)

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24:02

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 6, 2024

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2024/05/06

On a busy closing and cutback week, my news and commentary this week includes:Keystone College (PA) in troubleAlverno College (WI) cutsbackWells closes. Sends students to a college that is all financially weak.Northland College continues to string along its faculty, staff, students, and communityTalk of a catastrophic Fall continues200 NCAA DIII teams no longer existDrake U Board cuts the leadership legs off of its president.Show note links:Keystone College (PA) pursuing rescue plan to

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32:01

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 29,...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/29

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 good student-written article about Drake U’s financial challenges· Dubuque named and Spalding searching for new presidents. We will go to the data for both.· Jon Marcus at Hechinger had one of his stories picked up by the WAPO. · Colleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the

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17:50

Living the Nightmare of a College in Trouble - with...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/23

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 graduate of Eureka College (IL). He is the CEO of a retirement community in Eureka and has spent 6-years on the Eureka Alumni Board - and led the group for 2 years.Mr. Lakosh's story is one of both conviction and supporting data that his college is quite likely on the way to ruin - and possible closure. It is also one that I

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24:32

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 22,...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/22

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 college closesThe Boston Globe must be reading and listening to my content. They talk about the right way to close a college.Webster University auditors have concerns about the university’s ability to continue as a going concern.Adding college football is not the enrollment boosting panacea that many college presidents have hoped

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22:50

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 15,...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/15

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 recently closed colleges and what is NOT in their audited financial statements· Is it a college or is it a tuition collection agency. Keystone College is our case study.· Delusion from NDC supporters· Northland College and bad educational leadership· Reporters still don’t get the financials of

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10:05

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) SPECIAL:...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/12

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 trauma he and his St. Joseph College (IN) faced as the college moved from fear of closing -- to actual closure a few months later. His book also describes the research Jon did on the actions and inactions of the leadership of that college.In this special edition of 'This Week in College Viability', Jon draws analogies with

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20:23

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 8, 2024

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/08

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 spot on todays podcast.USDA loans are not all they are cracked up to be.The College Counterpoint podcastThe president of a closing college talks about closures – en masse.Purchase one of the 2024 College Viability series of AppsShow notes:Northland College closure status still up in the air after April 4th meetingMike Rowe

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10:05

Jon Nichols on Fontbonne University closure 032024

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/02

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 differences from the private college clousure he experience with what he knows about the recent closure of Fontbonne University in St. LouisHis book, 'Requiem for a College' describes the emotional events leading up to the closure along with the day that announcement was made. In addition, Jon researched the work the college

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21:08

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 1, 2024

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/04/01

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. Bluffton / U Findlay merger: not enough5. West Conn. U: Pom Poms from the president6. Lesley U faculty is really good at no-confidence votes – Now if they could only graduate more than 50% of their students7. Financial statements: Are they hiding information from us. And more ............Show Note

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22:45

TWICV Special Episode with Debbie Kepple Mamros Mar...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2024/03/28

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) Area Community College system.She provides guidance on the IR function, adult markets, 'data days' staff training, the nuances about counting students, and much more.

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