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Listen "This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 15, 2024"
Episode Synopsis
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 Saturday. So, let’s start this hot summer week in anticipation of the next college that will wreak havoc on its students, faculty, and community with another short-notice closure. This week’s higher education news and commentary include:1. Layoffs and cutbacks.2. Another college in financial trouble is recruiting students from a closed college.3. An entire nursing faculty resigns4. Hampshire College continues to join the podcast. I am ready to put them in the same frequent flier list as BSC, Webster, and Northland, 5. I have a college sports story that has implications for non-Power-4 colleges financial health.6. And the good folks at Northwestern College are charged with lying to their students about transfer options.College Viability series of Apps2024 Private College Viability app for Executive Analysis 2024 Private College Viability app for Faculty & Staff (Enterprise-wide license for $300) 2024 Private College Viability app for Students & FamiliesPUBLIC COLLEGE APPSExecutive Analysis versionFaculty & Staff version (Enterprise-wide license for $300)Students & Family versionPodcast Show notes:Western Illinois University lays off 36 employeesNumber of faculty layoffs at Delta State still in flux Queens University of Charlotte says it will make cuts after missing enrollment goal All nursing faculty resign from Dickinson State University‘A rat fleeing a sinking ship’: Students, staff, alumni react to Hampshire woesFitch: “Tuition Growth Not Enough to Preserve Margins for U.S. Private Colleges”With the future of college sports uncertain, one thing is clear: An official and permanent split of NCAA Division I is hereWhich Private Colleges Always Lose Money?U.S. Confidence in Higher Education Now Closely DividedYou just shut the door’: Northwestern College lied to students in closure message regarding transfer options
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