This Week In College Viability (TWICV)

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Oct 6, 2025


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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.  Forward the podcast link to your higher education friends.  No sense in just you getting latest news and commentary on the whole industry.

This week’s show includes:

+ Many layoff and cutback stories

+ More tuition resets that focus on access but not success

+ More Colleges Promise Graduates Employment, Grad School Placement.  

+ America’s Distorted Market for Higher Education

+ and much more.   . . .

Sign up for regular updates on the financial health of colleges here.

Show notes:

Layoffs, spending cuts hit Washington University in St. Louis

Berklee College of Music lays off 70 employees, no faculty

At least 55 more employees let go, USC reports 692 total layoffs as deficit reductions continue

DePaul University to cut spending after 30% drop in international students

Emory & Henry University Lowers Tuition by 50% for Upcoming Year

Bluffton University announces new affordability initiatives for incoming students

Local university launches new program offering minimum of $30K; here's what to know

More Colleges Promise Graduates Employment, Grad School Placement

‘A perfect storm’ — more colleges at risk as enrollment falls and financial pressures mount

America’s Distorted Market for Higher Education

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