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This Week In College Viability (TWICV)

Gary Stocker

Welcome to the podcast. We call it TWICV. It is our effort to provide a fast-paced, entertaining, and alternative voice to the propaganda and hype flowing out of colleges in America today. This week in College Viability is a proud affilate of The EdUP Experience podcast network.

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This week’s top stories and commentary:

+ Layoffs and cutbacks including cancellation of a December graduation event at an Ohio college

+ Bill would let Kentucky universities lay off tenured faculty during financial crisis

+ Missouri wants to subs... more

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We are now well past 200 'This Week' episode.  Each week, there are hundreds of downloads across a variety of podcast distribution sites we use.  I continue to get feedback to 'keep doing what you are doing  - it is needed'.

So this week: 

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This week on 'This Week':

+ Lots of layoffs and cutbacks.  This is a pattern folks.  For those in denial or trying to cover up the financial challenges colleges face.  This is a pattern.

+ Swarthmore College wants to change accreditors.  The reason... more

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Make sure to stick with the podcast to the end.  I used one of my AI tools to help me write the wrap for this week.  It came up with a fascinating conclusion.

Hint:  higher education has become an industry of spin and hiding bad data.

This week’s t... more

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This week's top stories.

+ Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret

+ U.S. Plans to Stop Funding Low-Earning Degrees. Indiana May Just End Them.

 + Editorial: New England colleges urged to disc... more

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This week:

+ After mass resignation, Lourdes appointed new trustees who voted to close school

+ How California’s capital is getting FBS football: Economics expert weighs in on Sac State's move to the MAC 

+ ASU plans to add tens of thousands to on... more

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Big week at College Viability News:   2026 College Majors Completion app for academic leaders and one for students and families.

Plus:  The College Viability Transparency Tool.

News and commentary this week:

+ A Small University Bet Big on Enrolli... more

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This week (February 6, 2026):

+ Southern Oregon University warns of financial crisis by early 2027.  Some interesting mea cuplas.

+ Buffalo State program cuts spark strong reactions from students

+ Oklahoma Governor Nixes Tenure At Most Of The Sta... more

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