This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 22, 2024

This Week In College Viability (TWICV)

The April 22nd episode includes these news stories and commentary

1. HLC says: ‘We are not hospice’
2. What happens to faculty, staff, students and the community when a college closes
3. The Boston Globe must be reading and listening to my content. They talk about the right way to close a college.
4. Webster University auditors have concerns about the university’s ability to continue as a going concern.
5. Adding college football is not the enrollment boosting panacea that many college presidents have hoped for.
6. Wrap: Using AI to anticipate FAFSA mess impact.
7. And more....................................

Show note links:

University of St. Thomas (MN) to cut 26 staff positions, leave 30 open positions unfilled

Financial consultant report tells UWGB leaders to ‘act with urgency.’ Here’s why

HLC: ‘We are not hospice’: The race to get faster in predicting college shutdowns

With the college-age population shrinking, some schools won’t survive. There’s a right way for them to close.

Webster University's deficit ballooned in fiscal 2023, latest tax filing shows (Behind a pay wall.)

Waiting too long can doom a college merger, experts say

The Incredible Shrinking CSU: Unraveling the Impact of Declining University Enrollment at SFSU

COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNLIKELY TO BOOST CAMPUS ENROLLMENT, PER STUDY

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