.  I want to start off today’s podcast with a story about 2 college professors I met.  I had the chance to meet and talk with these two kindred souls last week.  These two released a book on Amazon in December.   The title:  Bankrupt U.   The authors:  college professors: Bill Quain and Joe Corabi.These two experienced and entertaining professors and authors take on colleges and college faculty in a way that you will want to read. I will save the details for later.   They will be on the podcast as my special guests as soon as we can get a date lined up.This week I have news and commentary on:+ Layoffs and Cutbacks at UNO, Columbia College (IL), and St. Norbert College+ Webster University touts financial turnaround   - an absolutely ridiculous assertion that I shred to bits.+ Freshman enrollment didn’t flop after all   _ not really that big of a story.+  More silliness at Guilford College in NCES+ And, as always, much more.Show notes and linksUNO to furlough hundreds of employees as it faces $10 million budget gapUniversity of New Orleans to furlough 290 employees, prepare for layoffs amid budget crisisBreaking: College lays off 23 full-time faculty amid historic restructuringSt. Norbert College considers additional faculty layoffsWebster University touts financial turnaround   Freshman enrollment didn’t flop after all 'We are not closing, we are changing'Latest Layoffs Deepen Worries About Future of St. Francis CollegeJeff Doyle 30 private NFP closures in 2024

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