This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 21, 2025

21/04/2025 24 min Episodio 149
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 21, 2025

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Springtime in higher education is bringing more and more stories of individual college financial trauma and industry-wide trends that almost always are negative.+ Limestone College (S C) nears what may be its final days of existence.+ Jacksonville University faculty issues ‘no confidence’ vote in President Cost after decision on cuts+  Ryan Craig:  An Unexpected Consequence Of The Push For Student Loan Forgiveness+ Fewer students earned college degrees for 3rd straight yearShownotes:College Viability Web SiteCollege Viability YouTube channelPenn State branch campus closure announcement now expected after commencement, final examsIthaca College to lay off sign language professors'We Will Have No Choice'  Buried in Debt, This Small College Says It May Be Headed for ClosureStudents, school officials react as Limestone University faces closure amid financial uncertaintyWith tight deadline, Utah universities scramble to cut 10% of budget for coursesJU cuts nearly half of undergraduate degrees, focuses on high-demand fieldsJacksonville University faculty issues ‘no confidence’ vote in President Cost after decision on cutsHarvard has an endowment of over $50 billion. So why do federal cuts of a few billion matter?Fewer students earned college degrees for 3rd straight year‘Abandoning Our Soul Should Not Be an Option.’ Closing Campuses Isn’t the Only Answer to Meeting Penn State’s Challenges