This Week in College Viability is the alternative higher education media source for college stakeholders.

This was a big weekend here at College Viability.  We released our first fully automated College Viability report for student and families

The free and paid versions are similar to the Kelly Blue Book for cars.  KBB kicks the tires on cares.  Our apps kick the financial health of colleges.

The app for students & families also serves as a 'REVERSE FAFSA".  Since families submit their financial data to FAFSA, it is only fair that there is a resource for students & families to see a colleges financial data.  Of course, we have explanations and comparisons in our apps.
 

Shortly, we will have a custom pdf that students can use to ask specific questions about the financial health of the colleges they are considering.  Similar products will also be out soon for High School counselors, and then college faculty and staff.

News stories and commentary this week:

+ Too many closure and cutback announcements.  I have never seen this many in the 3 plus years I have been doing this podcast.

+  The American Bar Association Needn’t Accredit Law Schools – I will share how this applies to college accreditors

+  Forbes warns:  International College Students Could Drop By 150,000 This Fall, Report Warns

+  Students in neighboring states can get the Iowa tuition rate at UNI this fall

+  The Enemy Within: Former College Presidents Offer Warnings

Show notes:

Northwestern, Barnard announce staff layoffs linked to federal funding cuts, debt

Moody Bible Institute lays off roughly 9% of staff, as small religious schools nationwide struggle with enrollment

Meredith College laying off 6% of workforce: 'A gut punch'

Elon University announces pause on hiring vacant faculty, staff positions for 2025-26

SOU President: ‘Today we are declaring exigency,’ ‘building’ to a $60 million university, 15% off current budget

University of Houston language programs shrink as students choose other fields

International College Students Could Drop By 150,000 This Fall, Report Warns

Students in neighboring states can get the Iowa tuition rate at UNI this fall

The Enemy Within: Former College Presidents Offer Warnings

The American Bar Association Needn’t Accredit Law Schools