{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"This Week In College Viability (TWICV)","title":"This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 18, 2026","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1506,"description":"Welcome to podcast number 200!\nIf 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 started the show – and of course thanks to those many, many colleges who post content worthy of use on the show.\nI am at the point now, where I reject more content for the show than I use.  I have developed my own internal judgement for what content is worthy for my listeners.  \nSo with that, this week we have: + Colorado cuts state aid to private college students.  Very strange.+ “pretty despicable’ is a student description of Hampshire College.+ Some New Hampshire spin on enrollment+ South Carolina doesn’t have any calculators that work.  They need an emergency $25M.+ Wrap:  Moving the podcast toward more student and family content.  I will tell you why.\nShow notes and links:\nNewly released:  The College Viability Inspection Report.  Available here.\nPortland State to cut two legacy programs, lay off 52 staffers in budget balancing effort\n\nDeclining enrollment is driving a $12 million budget deficit at the University of Vermont\n\nOCU to stay open for now, employees still waiting to be paid  (Oakland City University)\n\nColorado lawmakers pass bill to cut state financial aid for students at private universities\n\n‘An urgent operational reality’: Southern Oregon University faces looming cash shortfall\n\n‘Pretty despicable’: Hampshire College closure leaves students and parents scrambling to figure out next steps\n\nBucking national projections, some N.H. colleges are reporting strong fall 2026 enrollment figures\n\nSC higher ed agency needs $25M more to pay for scholarships already awarded","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Y44uKI07PW5rI-Utwk_2d2xPoEZ__BovfyNuhcSMuKo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1MzUzLzE2OTU5/MjE2NDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}