Best Gary Stocker Podcasts (2025)

1
Lindenwood University Basketball Talk with Coach Kyle Gerdeman for Oct 30 2025 11:16

Play Pause

2d ago11:16

11:16

This week's show includes a review of the exhibition game against SIU- Carbondale. Coach talks about Milos Nenadic and Jeremiah Talton. He also looks ahead to the trip to #10 Texas Tech.By Kyle Gerdeman

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Oct 27 2025 26:07

5d ago26:07

26:07

TWICV News and Commentary for Oct 27 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. Call it your college education about colleges. This week: + Central Washington University says ‘ flat is good.” Get out your anti-spin pills for th…

1
The Amy Eagan Show for October 23, 2025 18:20

6d ago18:20

18:20

Coach Eagan invited two new players to join her this week. Here from Noah Garcia (F) and Aleshia Jones (G) as they share their background and first impressions of Lindenwood University. Coach talks about this year's style of play and her recent trip for the OVC Media Day. She also shares a story about fan anticipation for the 2025-2026 LU WBB team.…

1
Leading Existential Change in Higher Ed, Mergers, Closures and other Major Restructuring Ep 1 of 7 28:08

10d ago28:08

28:08

Here are the questions asked in this first review of Dr. Azziz' book: Leading Existential Change in Higher Ed, Mergers, Closures and other Major Restructuring 1. Early in the book you discuss how the type of leadership that brought us here generally can’t get us there. That is going to be a challenge for many college leaders. What is your thought p…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Oct, 20 2025 21:07

11d ago21:07

21:07

Podcasting sites were also impacted by the October 20th AWS issues. So, a day late, probably not a dollar short. Here are the show notes and links for stories in the Oct. 20th podcast Higher ed layoff tracker: Mass. colleges cut more than 400 jobs over six months UNC laying off approximately 50 staff to address budget deficit Thomas Jefferson Unive…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Oct 13 2025 25:02

19d ago25:02

25:02

Each week I wade through dozens and dozens of higher ed stories from either referrals from others or my own Google Alert searches. The stories and commentary that make it onto the podcast are my best judgement of what my growing audience wants to hear. For example, there was an Ohio private college president that posted this week that “ Just as cul…

1
Lindenwood University Basketball Talk with Coach Kyle Gerdeman for Oct 9, 2025 20:58

20d ago20:58

20:58

Pre-season questions for Coach Gerdeman: 1. Motivators for the team after the 2024-25 campaign. 2. Coach takes us through the development of some of the returning players along with new freshmen and transfers. 3. Coach addresses the focal points of practice as the season draws near. 4. He steps listeners through his plans for the challenging pre-co…

1
The Amy Eagan Show for October 9, 2025 8:48

20d ago8:48

8:48

Pre-season questions for Coach Eagan: 1. Motivators for the team after a successful 2024-25 campaign. 2. She takes us through the development of some of the returning players along with new freshmen and transfers. 3. Coach addresses the focal points of practice as the season draws near. 4. She steps listeners through her plans for the challenging p…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Oct 6, 2025 31:57

26d ago31:57

31:57

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 cutbac…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special episode: Steve Dittmore from Glory Days Substack 26:09

27d ago26:09

26:09

In my many years on this earth, I have coached youth sports, served as a basketball referee and baseball umpire for many of those years. As I watch the NIL and transfer portal news, I have been pondering the medium and longer-term fate of the youth sports industry. Steve Dittmore caught my attention recently with his 'Glory Days' Substack site. I r…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 29 2025 21:30

1M ago21:30

21:30

Access does not equal success: You have heard me say many times that too many colleges focus on enrollment and not nearly enough on graduation rates. This phrase captures the essence of that. Getting into college does not mean a student will be successful and graduate – yet enrollment is the focus we read and hear about for almost all colleges. Sig…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 22, 2025 25:48

1M ago25:48

25:48

This week’s theme: “challenging the enrollment spin”. I have a set of colleges on today’s show that would like us to believe that they are winning the higher education enrollment game. Yet, in every case their enrollment data is selective and short-term. They ignore mostly pathetic graduation rates and don’t even begin to share their troublesome fi…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 15, 2025 24:45

2M ago24:45

24:45

'Wicked' college experience at Ann Arbor MI football game shows what the value of college could be. One of the ways I unwind during the last part of each day is to watch YouTube videos. I like to watch talented entertainers and comedy clips from TV shows. One of them that came across my feed over the weekend was the UMich Band and Students recently…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special - Requiem for a College with Jonathan Nichols and Kate Colbert 26:55

2M ago26:55

26:55

The 2nd edition of Requiem for a College 2nd edition by Jonathan Nichols is a deeply personal and cautionary tale that explores the growing trend of college closures in the United States. It's a gripping account that reads like a mystery, but it's based on a true story. The book centers on the closure of Saint Joseph's College in Indiana, a school …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for September 8, 2025 26:11

2M ago26:11

26:11

A long start to this week's podcast. I take a detailed look at how colleges spin their enrollment and focus on the financial health data of one college in PA as an example. Sign up for regular updates on the financial health of colleges here. Other stories include: + Higher ed spending up as enrollment plummets at Illinois universities + Impact of …

1
This Week In College Viability: A Special Conversation with a Small, Private College CFO 41:41

2M ago41:41

41:41

I talk about college finances and colleges spinning their numbers regularly. This is the first time I have had a CFO (interim) come onto the podcast to share the stark reality of the financial challenges at a specfic college - Albright College (PA). Larry Bomback has been the interim CFO since late 2024. Albright College has been in the news about …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Sep 1 2025: Best of w Azziz and Langteau 7:00

2M ago7:00

7:00

I am releasing my first 'Best Of' This Week in College Viability podcast. You will here from 2 short clips during the podcast from former college presidents. Dr. Paula Langteau will discuss 3 key metrics for college closure and than add more on why colleges don't announce their closures sooner. Dr. Ricardo Azziz discusses 3 topics on mergers and ac…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Aug 25, 2025 31:20

2M ago31:20

31:20

Lots and lots and lots of enrollment announcements last week. So, I decided to do a little tally exercise. You will be interested to see how many of these greate enrollment announcements were carefully qualified announcements and how many were clearly legitimate. I had 4 brave colleges that announced decreased enrollment last week Stories and comme…

1
Ricardo Azziz: The M&A Economics of Higher Education- SPH Consulting Group (August 2025) 24:06

2M ago24:06

24:06

Here are the questions Dr. Azziz answered during the podcast 1. You are in the middle of a research project to determine the seating capacity of the entire higher education market. Talk about that project. 2. When we look at higher education, it is clear that there are too many colleges and too many colleges seats. How did we get to this point? 3. …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 18, 2025 29:34

3M ago29:34

29:34

TWICV News and Commentary for August 18 2024 I had a higher ed friend send me a story on Sunday about an Iowa private college. The spin was silly and obvious. A look at their financials suggests this college is a likely closure candidate when the Higher Education tipping point hits. I could have pulled a half-dozen of these type of stories in just …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) with Shellee Howard of College Ready 23:13

3M ago23:13

23:13

Shellee Howard is the founder and CEO of College Ready, a college graduate, and a Certified Educational Planner. Her son graduated from Harvard in the spring of 2016 debt free! Her daughter attended the University of Alabama and completed the Nursing program at CBU, also debt free! Her passion is helping students all over the world get into the bes…

1
Ricardo Azziz SPH Economics of HE 081325 24:06

3M ago24:06

24:06

By Gary Stocker, Ricardo Azziz

1
Peter Khoury clip 081125 2:43

3M ago2:43

2:43

By Gary Stocker

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Aug 11, 2025 21:24

3M ago21:24

21:24

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 podcast is the alternative media source for colleges, students, families, and communities. I work every week to expose the spin, the stalls, and the silliness that pervades Higher Educ…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for August 4, 2025 28:31

3M ago28:31

28:31

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 …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 28, 2025 20:19

3M ago20:19

20:19

For the July 28th This Week in College Viability podcast, I have: + A college president who must be dizzy with the spin she is trying to impart on a very difficult financial situation. + Technical and trade schools are not sitting waiting for students. They are marketing to them aggressively. I have a story and a point to make on that. + College bu…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 21, 2025 15:52

3M ago15:52

15:52

Here are the headlines from today's podcast + Vague layoffs and a merger + Maine university system approves accelerated degree programs to address workforce gaps + Are there really positive perceptions developing around higher education.By Gary Stocker

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 14, 2025 23:41

4M ago23:41

23:41

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. + 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…

1
TWICV Special Episode: Closing College Teach-Outs with Dr. Paula Langteau 24:53

4M ago24:53

24:53

Dr. Paula Langteau experienced 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 famil…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for July 7, 2025 19:31

4M ago19:31

19:31

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 p…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 30, 2025 27:49

4M ago27:49

27:49

TWICV News and Commentary for June 30, 2025 + Many layoff and cutback announcements last week. + Cornell College (IA) steers away from financial health toward marketing hail mary. + My alma mater: typical of the plight of public And private colleges. + Tuition discount rate continues to move upward. Good for the students. Not so much for the colleg…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 23 2025 30:19

4M ago30:19

30:19

Much thanks to the many, many listeners to the podcast. This past week we hit 10,000 downloads. If you would, make sure to share the podcast link with your colleagues. We don’t want them to miss out on the perspectives we offer here at College Viability. This week we have layoffs, cutbacks, and lots of tuition increases. It is also silly season for…

1
The Amy Eagan Podcast for June 12, 2025 11:35

4M ago11:35

11:35

Coach Eagan wraps up the 2025 recruiting year and discusses the new talent joining the LU WBB team for the 2025-2026 season.By Amy Eagan and Gary Stocker

1
Elliot Felix -The Connected College Jun 19, 2025b 25:40

4M ago25:40

25:40

By Gary Stocker

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 16 2025 23:52

5M ago23:52

23:52

News stories and commentary this week: + ‘Lives will be impacted’: TSU proposes staffing, scholarship cuts to stay open + Shuttered Michigan House GOP's higher ed budget includes huge cuts for UM, MSU + NY College Has Alumni Fighting Over Its Future (Wells College) shows emotional and maybe irrational attachment to our colleges + Inside Silicon Val…

1
Requiem for a College (2nd Edition) Part 2/3 35:14

5M ago35:14

35:14

With the second edition of 'Requiem for a College' due out on July 8th, I asked author Jon Nichols and publisher Kate Colbert to join me again to talk about the book. It has been more than 8 years since St. Joseph College (IN) closed. In the interim, scores of additional collleges have closed their doors. Public college closures are now joining the…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 9 2025 37:09

5M ago37:09

37:09

Here are the stories and links for this week's podcast. Harrisburg University to Close Philadelphia Campus Guilford College Considers Formal Step Toward Possible Faculty Layoffs Facing declining enrollment, Clark University to reduce faculty by as much as 30 percent over next three years As UConn enrollment spikes, a housing squeeze tightens. What’…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for June 2. 2025 22:38

5M ago22:38

22:38

On the June 2, 2025 'This Week in College Viability' podcast, Gary looks at: + Can you really ‘grow’ out of financial challenges? + Notre Dame College (closed) is sued by Bank of America. The reason is a big deal. + Education news reporters have a really tough job. Show notes and links: Peninsula College closing Fort Worden campus Ivy Tech CC (IN) …

1
Lindenwood University Basketball Talk with Coach Kyle Gerdeman for May 28, 2025 14:22

5M ago14:22

14:22

Coach Gerdeman joins us to give listeners an early update on the new players joining the LU men's basketball team for the 2025-26 season. He also talks about the focus on this summer's practice sessions and on the OVC and its position on the portal and NIL.By Kyle Gerdeman

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 27 2025 15:54

5M ago15:54

15:54

I didn’t broadcast on Memorial Day. I spent much of the day reading military histories. I was in the Army Reserves for 8 years, but I cannot imagine the challenges and bravery of those who have fought in military battles. I did not. But back to my role as Your College Financial Quality Control Advocate This week on 'This Week' + Buffalo State Unive…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 19, 2025 24:44

6M ago24:44

24:44

In an era of DEI cutbacks, we have a diverse set of stories this week. + 7 public colleges in PA proposed to close. + KS is fretting over tuition increases, but the real issues is they can’t graduate students in 4 years. + A college closure prediction story from 2019 + Regulators remove Antioch College's financial distress designation + States Are …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 12 2025 24:45

6M ago24:45

24:45

Lots of cutback and layoff stories this week. With most commencement events taking place, I continue to look for stories where colleges proudly announce their sub-50% graduation rates. Hasn’t happened yet. Here are the top stories beyond cutbacks and layoffs + Arkansas Baptist College employees go weeks without pay + Not All Colleges Are Worth Savi…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 5, 2025 34:13

6M ago34:13

34:13

Here are some of the stories I cover on the May 5th TWICV. 1. Limestone University holds graduation after faculty votes to ban President, VP, Board of Trustees. As you might guess, I have some thoughts on that. 2. Closed college students” Be wary the college ambulance chasers 3. Education Dept. Moves to Make It Easier for Colleges to Switch Accredi…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 28, 2025 29:14

6M ago29:14

29:14

It looks like it is accreditor justification week at College Viability. Many of the stories in this week's podcast deal with the chronic inability of accrediting agencies to use graduation rate and financial data to monitor collleges. Show notes: Trump’s Executive Order Bashes Accreditors, Blames DEI for Low Standards and Poor Outcomes St. Andrews …

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) Special Eric Kelderman from The Chronicle of Higher Education: "‘We Have More Athletes Than We Have Fans’" 23:43

6M ago23:43

23:43

Eric Kelderman is a Senior Writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education. Our podcast topic is based on Eric's March 2025 article entitled: ‘We Have More Athletes Than We Have Fans’ Many small colleges have invested in sports to boost enrollment. What happens when it doesn’t work? Eric adds some depth to the developing concerns that adding college s…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 21, 2025 24:46

6M ago24:46

24:46

Springtime in higher education is bringing more and more stories of individual college financial trauma and industry-wide trends that almost always are negative. + Limestone College (S C) nears what may be its final days of existence. + Jacksonville University faculty issues ‘no confidence’ vote in President Cost after decision on cuts + Ryan Craig…

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 14 2025 28:51

7M ago28:51

28:51

There is much to catch up on in this week's podcast episode. Highlights include: + Two Mass. colleges in financial ‘danger,’ accreditation agency finds – Belatedly so. + Our College Closed: Advice for Navigating Professional Deaths and Rebirths + The reason dozens of Mass. colleges could close within a decade (hint: it’s not Trump) + Shock: A polit…

1
The Real Story Behind College Closures - Requiem for a College - 2nd edition (April 2025) 29:49

7M ago29:49

29:49

Jonathan Nichols self-published the first edition of Requiem for a College in 2022. Here is the Amazon description of the book from 2022. On February 3rd, 2017, Saint Joseph’s College, a small college in Rensselaer, Indiana, announced it would “suspend operations,” effectively ending an over 100 year history as a four-year college. While most of th…

1
Amy Eagan show for April 8, 2025 7:39

7M ago7:39

7:39

Coach Eagan talks about the successful journey to the WNIT round of Super 16 - along with the experiences and confidence-building impact it had on her players. She also shares her experience at the 2025 Women's NCAA DI Final Four in Tampa Bay.By Amy Eagan and Gary Stocker

1
This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for Apr 7, 2025 26:18

7M ago26:18

26:18

Here are the big headlines for This Week in College Viability. + Free-Falls: Stocks and Colleges + Do strategic alliances yield significant financial results? + 2 colleges cut ALL NCAA sports programs + ‘Requiem for a College’ 2nd edition is out in 2025 + Lower stock market returns to impact college endowments. For private demos of the College Viab…