TWICV News and Commentary for June 30, 2025+ Many layoff and cutback announcements last week.  + Cornell College (IA) steers away from financial health toward marketing hail mary.+ My alma mater: typical of the plight of public And private colleges.+ Tuition discount rate continues to move upward.  Good for the students.  Not so much for the colleges.+ Seth O’dell:  it’s the trends that matter.  Enrollment is still down from pre-pandemic.+ A newsletter story from Anand Sanwal that suggests colleges get some skin in the game – just like every other industry has had to do over time.Show Note Story Links:San Francisco State to cut 3 athletic programsStanford University To Lay Off Staff, Cut $140 Million From Its BudgetSonoma State slashed programs, athletics. Now, it's getting $45M from state budgetUSC plans to order significant budget cutsBirmingham-Southern College remains closed as neighbors hope for new life on campusCornell College’s Early Financial Aid Promise Could Be A Trend-SetterEastern’s (IL) 20-year enrollment decrease is part of statewide trendTuition Discounting Hits Another HighPersistence and retention rates hit some of their highest levels in nearly a decadeSkin in the game: Fixing higher education’s student debt problem from Nov 16, 2024 newsletter

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