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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) for December...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/12/12

It is 2 weeks before Christmas and there is no change in the news coming out of higher education. The news continues to be less than merry and bright for many, many colleges in our country.The December 11, 2023 podcast includes much on The College of St. Rose (Albany NY) Here is why: It is the triad of closures. First, the sudden closure. Second, students, faculty and the community protest. 3rd – The college rationalizes their short-notice decision to close.We have the Cutbacks and

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Dec 7,...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/12/07

Dr. Chuck Ambrose, co-author with Michael Nietzel of 'Colleges on the Brink" is a formidable college leader. He shares his perspective on decades in higher education to characterize the current state of higher education and to detail the work he and Mr. Nietzel did in providing substantive guidance to college leaders facing the financial, enrollment, outcome challenges and more.In particular, Ambrose and Nietzel address how colleges on the brink of financial distress and even closure can

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December...

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2023/12/04

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 layoffs list.Bacone College graduates no one and is on the auction block for failing to pay a vendor. We'll briefly talk about that. Birmingham Southern College gets $7.5 million in public loans. We'll show you the math that says that will last about two months. Temple University, their enrollment leader, has some strange

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20:38

Special TWICV: The Closing of a College - The College...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/12/01

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 College of St. Rose (NY)Jon's experience in living through a college closure at St. Joseph's (IN) in 2017 and in analyzing what went wrong at the college provides the basis for this episode. He shares what the faculty, staff, and student at The College of St. Rose are going through. He provides guidance on recovering from this

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20:48

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/27

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’t work.Forbes Derek Newton and I agree to disagree on the state of higher education.MN and ND dive to the bottom of the pit to get students to enroll in their statesI talk about talented, hard working, dedicated faculty and staff. Yet, their micro efforts won’t impact the big picture ( macro) of higher education.Here are the

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/20

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 school and dental school, Fitch ratings continues to frown on higher education finances, a story out of Pittsburgh, and 2 more colleges try sports as a financial lifeline.Here is the link to get this podcast sent to your inbox.Show note story links:Lyon College still plans to build veterinary, dental schools despite property

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

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/16

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?Re: Lake Erie College in OhioBy David Jesse and Dan Bauman NOVEMBER 13, 2023https://www.chronicle.com/article/this-small-college-was-out-of-options-will-its-creditors-give-it-a-break?sra=trueCredit to David Jesse and Dan Bauman for exceptional reporting and Schuller for opening up with the LEC story. Trust me, she is

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Nov. 13,...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/13

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 even run 4 years from now.""Just $1,100 for the new iPhone. No warranty. If it arrives dysfunctional, try rebooting it for 4 years and then we'll tell you we're sorry it didn't work out.""Spent $250,000 on a house and paid your insurance premiums and then it burned down? Oh, yeah -- sorry about that. Nothing we can do. Maybe

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Short-Segment:...

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2023/11/07

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/07

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for November...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/06

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. ---- Respectfully asking to be your College Fiduciary.Stories: (Links below.) Even private colleges can get ratings from Fitch ratings, Too many computer science majors, where is tuition pricing power headed, Birmingham Southern can’t stay out of the news, 11 colleges officially hit the panic button by releasing the ‘College

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Dr. Jim...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/05

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 Webster University in any number of roles over the past few decades.His perspective on Webster and all of their challenges - from rent payment to leadership compensation to board trustees activities all provide value that that we can't get from the outside so I invited Jim to join us today While the Webster University Board of

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The College Viability Manifesto

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/02

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 Viability Manifesto. From my mind, the value of a college education is without any question desirable. Is it always ideal? Is it always perfect? No, but that's not the question. It is desirable. And I speak from experience as a first generation college student from a large family. I put my strong beliefs about that college education

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27:15

TWICV for October 30, 2023

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/11/01

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 an unanswered question. I like the podcast software, so I am going to take the blame for this one.We have a couple of stories from Kelly Meyerhofer at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She is busy with all of the public and private college trauma and news in Wisconsin. There are more college presidents blowing PR smoke – we

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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/10/31

On our list of colleges to cover today is: Lesley University, Virginia universities, Clarkson University, student reactions to closing of UWM Washington County, Avilla, IL Wesleyan, and Birmingham Southern is mad because the state treasurer won’t let them borrow money. Show Notes and Links:Lesley University students, professors protest mass layoff of liberal arts facultyVirginia universities increasingly eyeing guaranteed admissionsUS companies increasingly eliminate college degrees as a

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39:58

How to get the most out of college - Elliot Felix

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/10/25

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 How to Get the Most Out of College was published in January 2022 and provides 127 evidence-based tips for success in college and beyond. It received a blue star from Kirkus Reviews, calling it "A knowledgeable, enthusiastic guide packed with strategies and encouragement."We discuss a few of the tips and get Mr. Felix's guidance

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4 Financial Health & Viability Questions to ask...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/10/22

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 increased or decreased in the past 5-10 yearsNOTE: Ask about the FTE enrollment because that is a standard measurement that creates the best comparisons2. What is your 4-year undergraduate graduation rate for the past 5-10 years?NOTE: This may be the most significant - and overlooked indicator. If a college has not graduated at least

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Dr. Ricardo Azziz discusses the new DOE M&A rules and...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/10/22

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 of leadership experience as a principal with strategic partnerships in higher education. He led the merger that resulted in the Georgia Regents University, now Augusta University. Dr. Aziz served as the founding president and led the merger of the Georgia Health Sciences University. He has written four books and his work has

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This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for October...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/10/16

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 2023 College Viability App2023 Product linksParent's College Viability app 2023 Faculty & Staff College Viability app - Essentials 2023 College Viability Suite for Private and Public Colleges 2023 Executive Analysis College Viability appHere are the stories we are following on October 16, 2023. Christian Brothers University

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This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for October 2,...

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) ·

2023/10/03

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 major institutional restructuring? Ricardo Azziz in Higher Ed DiveSt. Norbert College Layoffs Blamed On Enrollment Decline and Budget Issues Rachel Charniak WTAQ 1360 AM radioWelcome to Kendom: 13% of students escape from Emporia State after ex-Koch exec’s takeover | Opinion The Wichita Eagle Dion Lefler More

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