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This Week In College Viability (TWICV)
by 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.
Episodes
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 19, 2026
In this week's This Week in College Viability News and Commentary, I begin with some positive reflections on visits to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, and the Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs. I then turn to the financial realities facing...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 12, 2026
In this week's This Week in College Viability News and Commentary, I examine the growing disconnect between what colleges announce publicly and what their financial data actually reveal. I look at the closures and financial fallout at Wells, Limestone, and Hampshire colleges, accreditation…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for October 5, 2026
In this episode of This Week in College Viability News and Commentary, Gary Stocker examines several signs of growing financial pressure across higher education. He discusses additional faculty cuts at Bowie State despite substantial unrestricted gifts, the University of Utah’s proposed...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 28, 2026
In this week’s podcast, I challenge the value of college rankings and the way institutions use small movements in those rankings as marketing victories. I argue that families should pay far more attention to measurable indicators such as financial health, graduation rates, enrollment trends,...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Sep 21, 2026
In this week’s podcast, I focus on what I see as the larger problem facing higher education: we spend too much time trying to fix individual colleges—the trees—without paying enough attention to what the forest is telling us. There may simply be too many colleges chasing too few students and too...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 14, 2026
In this episode, I focus on a growing disconnect in higher education: colleges are working harder to increase enrollment, but enrollment alone does not equal student success or financial strength. I examine how colleges remove admissions barriers, promote short-term enrollment increases, and...
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This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 7, 2026
Colleges are very good at telling families what they want them to know. This week, I look at what they may not be telling you. Record enrollment doesn't necessarily mean financial strength if a college had to heavily discount tuition to fill its classrooms. A new affordability program isn't...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Ryan Hofer and Bex Groebner on Alternative Medicine Schools
This episode of This Week in College Viability examines a corner of higher education that may serve as a warning sign for broader problems across the industry: naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and other alternative and allied-health professional programs. Gary Stocker is joined by Ryan Hofer…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Aug 24, 2026
In this episode of This Week in College Viability, I take on what I call college “spin season”—the annual flood of upbeat enrollment announcements, welcome-back videos, and optimistic press releases that arrive as a new academic year begins. I don't object to colleges celebrating their students…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Aug 17, 2026
In this week's episode of This Week in College Viability News and Commentary, I start with a personal observation—watching parents take their children to the first day of elementary school. It reminded me how much time families spend preparing children for college, but how little time we spend...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Aug 10, 2026
In the August 10th episode, I continue to examine the financial health of higher education and argue that the warning signs facing many colleges are becoming impossible to ignore. I discuss layoffs and budget cuts at institutions including Minnesota State Mankato, St. John's University, Illinois...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV)for July 27, 2026
This week we look at: + Summer ‘Spin’ Award Winner - so far + Howard University can’t catch a break + Perfect finances and a WASC Warning? + The market will dictate accreditation changes Show Notes: 2026 College Majors Completion App for Academic Leaders 2026 College Viability App for Research…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 20, 2026
In this podcast episode, I examine several important developments that illustrate the growing financial pressures facing higher education. I begin by discussing three San Francisco Bay Area colleges that have received serious warnings from their accreditor to improve both their financial...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Michael Hromadka from Tenonprep.com
Michael Hromadka is deeply interested in the connections between work, education, opportunities, and options - and the systems that control those things. He says: "At the end of the day, it'd be nice if those systems made our lives easier and better, instead of harder and worse." We explore his...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 13, 2026
In this episode, I discuss the growing financial pressures facing colleges and universities across the country, highlighting another week filled with layoffs, hiring freezes, budget cuts, and program reductions. I examine institutions including LSU, UCLA, Rutgers, Temple, the University of Texas…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 6, 2026
As a tie-in to the World Cup, if you want to appeal anything in today’s podcast show, send me 2 red cards and a yellow card. + Mary Baldwin University on probation for allegedly not meeting financial responsibility standards + Professional associations may be driving accreditation requirements…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) with Beth Wilner College Counselor
This episode of This Week in College Viability features a conversation between Gary Stocker and college admissions consultant Beth Wilner, founder of Rose Cliff College Consulting, about how families can make more informed college decisions in an increasingly uncertain higher education…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 29, 2026
This week on ‘This week’. + Johns Hopkins University laying off 110 workers + Massachusetts higher education is a mess. Same story different year. + Someone new to the College Viability party: Today’s college search requires a new kind of due diligence James Birge pres at Massachusetts College of...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 22, 2026
This Week: A small college all but closes What’s the matter with chemistry degrees? Wheeling U sends out board chair to spin Another college complains about its Forbes grade Show notes and links: College Viability Inspection Report Podcast: Kitchen Table College Chat Podcast: Beyond the College...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 15, 2026
This week: + University of Denver to close departments, merge schools as part of academic restructuring. (This is a good story. I will tell you why.) + A Regional College Laid Off All Its Librarians in 2024. Now It Has to Hire Them Back. + A couple of colleges in today’s show are whining about...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 8, 2026
In this episode of This Week in College Viability, He highlights a growing wave of layoffs, academic cuts, hiring freezes, and financial distress across higher education, arguing that these developments confirm the industry is in long-term decline. Gary cites recent budget reductions and…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special with Greg Chick from NILnomics.com
In this special episode of This Week in College Viability, Gary Stocker interviews NILnomics founder Greg Chick about the rapidly changing financial landscape of college athletics. Greg explains how difficult it is to obtain transparent financial data from college athletic departments, despite…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 1, 2026
"We are #3. We are #3. Feedspot has 'This Week in College Viability' as the #3 podcast for college students and families. College Viability, LLC continues to develop more and better content and apps for students, families, and other college stakeholders. This week we hit on college sports…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Memorial Day 2026
While I published a podcast episode today, the day is in honor of those who gave their last full measure of devotion in service to you, me and this country. As the higher education industry struggles through enormous challenges, let us never forget those whose struggles end their life on this...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 18, 2026
Welcome to podcast number 200! If you follow the podcasting world, you are aware that almost all podcast efforts never get to a 10 episode. I know why. It ain’t easy to put together 20-30 minutes of interesting and entertaining content every week. Luckily, I stumbled on Google Alerts when I…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 11, 2026
This is the 199th podcast episode of This Week in College Viability. Here are the top stories and commentary for this week. + Are higher education podcasters moving the needle. + Playing taps at Dallas Baptist University + Accreditors form leadership roundtable to figure things out + Cutting...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 4, 2026
This week’s show starts somewhere you wouldn’t expect a college viability conversation to begin… a softball field. A routine game. A swarm of honeybees. And a moment that turned into one of those unforgettable college experiences that gets shared, liked, and remembered. Here’s the clip from...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 27, 2026
This week’s news and commentary include: + We have a 2nd college closure announcement in Mass. + More cuts for majors and programs. The list gets longer each week. There are few better signs of an industry in contraction than this. + Students at a closed college (Martin University) sue the...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 13, 2026
The final podcast show originating from St. Louis, MO. Life is taking us to Colorado. The podcasts will continue from there on April 27th. This week: + Half off at Hopkins: Carey Business School offers steep discounts to Maryland grads + Maine puts the screws to private colleges with a free and...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for April 6, 2026
This week's podcast show includes news and commentary on: + Academic Purges Continue As More Colleges Close Their Degree Programs + Indiana lifts the lid on college program costs + Illinois wants to be like Missouri; Bill introduced in Illinois House to study higher education funding + A CC is...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for March 30, 2026
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 subsidize public colleges based on their enrollment.…
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This Week in College Viability (TWICV) for March 23, 2026
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: + Layoffs and cutbacks continue across higher ed. + Iowa…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for March 16, 2026
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 reasons are interesting. + If you can’t consistently…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Mar 9, 2026
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 top stories and commentary: + The uncomfortable...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Mar 2, 2026
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 disclose financial risks + ‘A Gray Area’: Students Say...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 23, 2026
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 online student enrollment. Be careful of your Mom and...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 16, 2026
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 Enrolling Athletes. Now It Will Close. + Marshall University...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 9, 2026
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 State’s Public Colleges + Inside the collapse of...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Feb 02, 2026
This week's show includes stories and commentary on + Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programs + Wintertime spin on enrollment number for an IL public college + Averett College (VA) Sells Athletic Facilities + Be careful letting your sons and daughters...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Jan 26, 2026
Here are the headlines stories from this week's podcast. + Taking a look at Acupuncture and Naturopathy colleges + Iowa joins the ‘cut low enrollment majors club + Iowa private colleges promise closures if community colleges start offering bachelor degrees + Whistleblower: OU dental school...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 19, 2026
TWICV News and Commentary for January 19, 2026 This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives offered nowhere else. This week: + California College of the Arts, Will Close in 2027 + Hampshire College…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Jan 12, 2026
This week: + Closed college bails on faculty and students. Don’t let this happen to you. + Universities cut over 9,000 jobs in 2025 + How about a public college that graduated 6% of its students in 2023 getting public funds to build a multi-million dollar STEM building? + Is there a coordinated...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for January 5, 2026
Sitting in front of the Blue Yeti microphone and the smooth running Riverside.fm podcast software. As ‘Your College Financial Quality Control Advocate’ This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Dec 15, 2025
The final 2025 podcast for This Week in College Viability. This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives offered nowhere else. This week's stories include: + Lots of layoff and cutback stories today + A...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special Guest: Greg Pillar
Greg Pillar answers these questions on this special podcast episode of 'This Week in College Viability'. "Enrollment teams are obviously focused on hitting the numbers, often relying on GPA and test scores. In your experience, why are those metrics failing to predict a student’s actual readiness...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 8, 2025
It is, of course, the holiday season. Sitting here in front of the Blue Yeti microphone, I have to wonder how many college leadership scrooges are out there. The Yeti microphone and I look at college finances constantly. It is almost certain, that even during this holiday season, there are…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for December 1 2025
TWICV News and Commentary for December 1, 2025 This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives offered nowhere else. + Rider President Says the University Will Survive (That’s a tough sell when I look at…
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Nov 24, 2025
This Thanksgiving week podcast includes stories on: + We are now ‘sunsetting’ programs and majors. + Columbia considers expanding undergraduate enrollment by up to 20 percent (I wonder why?_ + Rider U’s financial and accreditation troubles continue to make news. + In a dog bites man story:...
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This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Nov 17, 2025
TWICV News and Commentary for November 17, 2025 This is the podcast that talks about the financial health and viability of public and private colleges with data, details and perspectives offered nowhere else. Where are we headed this week before Thanksgiving 2025? + It wouldn’t be a show without...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
HOSTED BY
Gary Stocker
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