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 be grossly misrepresenting.+ Two stories about vocational and entrepreneurial trends replacing traditional college+ June 21st panel podcast on FAFSA and federal bailoutShow notes: College Viability series of Apps2024 Private College Viability app for Executive Analysis 2024 Private College Viability app for Faculty & Staff 2024 Private College Viability app for Students & FamiliesPUBLIC COLLEGE APPSExecutive Analysis versionFaculty & Staff versionStudents & Family versionShow note links:Minnesota university ends 30% of degree programs, cuts staffUW-Oshkosh closing Fox Cities campus in spring 2025, blaming declining enrollmentPressure to investigate closure of Philadelpia's U Arts ramps up with latest letter from faculty unionA Philadelphia arts school gave 7 days' notice it was closing. Now its students and faculty want answers.These 3 Kansas schools landed in the top 100 Midwest colleges by U.S. News & World ReportSmith optimistic about fall enrollment push as well-known bond rating agency expresses concern about Marshall’s finances  (WV)Fewer Michigan high school grads are filling out the FAFSA. Colleges are feeling the difference.Education trends in Fayetteville and the U.S. show shift toward vocational programsAdults who skipped college urge high school grads to follow suit, say rewards are ‘immeasurable’Alverno College declares financial emergency, plans to cut majors and graduate programs

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