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+ More layoffs and cutbacks.

+ Look at 2 colleges with accreditation updates.

+ Pennsylvania’s 14-campus higher education system is piloting plans to allow students to access courses beyond their home institution

+ TUITION DISCOUNT RATE hits another high.

+ Ryan Craig at Achieve Partners talks about the bad day that graduate programs had earlier this month.

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Show notes / links

St. John’s College reduces staffing by 5% amid enrollment decline ( behind paywall)

Utica University Will Cut $5 Million From Annual Faculty Budget

Defiance College says Higher Learning Commission has placed it on Standard Pathway in accreditation cycle

Houghton University’s accreditation reaffirmed by Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Gonzaga U makes adjustments in light of unusually small freshman class

Pacific in strong financial shape

To Avoid Program Closures, PASSHE Explores Course Sharing

Stop Confusing a Zip Code with a Quality Education

Tuition Discounting Hits Another High

Dr. Paula Langteau experience a college closure first hand as President of Presentation College. Her efforts provide a positive example on how to provide guidance and support to students and their familes at the time of closure.

She joins me on this special podcast episode of 'This Week' to share guidance for college leaders, students, their families and others.

If you are unfamiliar with the phrase 'college teach-outs', here are some basic points.

Ensuring Student Completion: A teach-out is a structured plan implemented when a college is closing, designed to allow current students to complete their programs of study or transfer their credits to another institution.

Accreditation Oversight: These plans are typically required and overseen by the institution's accrediting agency, ensuring that student interests are protected and educational quality is maintained during the closure process.

Formal Agreements: Teach-outs often involve formal agreements with other accredited colleges or universities to accept the closing institution's students and their credits, sometimes at a comparable tuition rate.

Continuation of Services: During a teach-out, the closing institution is generally expected to continue providing necessary academic and support services for students until they have completed their studies or successfully transferred.

Here are some of the news and commentary stories for July 7, 2025

+ Siena Heights University announces closure

+ Indiana colleges cut hundreds of low-enrollment degree programs ahead of state mandate

+ Southwestern Seminary placed on 12-month probation, keeps accreditation

+ La Salle University warned accreditation could be in jeopardy

+ A set of public universities in IL focus on enrollment and not graduation. My words, not theirs.

Show notes and links:

Siena Heights University announces closure

Students, families weigh options as news of Michigan university closing ‘came out of nowhere’

Indiana colleges cut hundreds of low-enrollment degree programs ahead of state mandate

Southwestern Seminary placed on 12-month probation, keeps accreditation

La Salle warned accreditation could be in jeopardy

Guilford College raises $5M to meet accreditation demand

Students in Illinois will be automatically admitted to colleges under a new law. Eastern Illinois University is already trying the strategy out