About this episode

The episode features doctoral candidates sharing their experiences and challenges following the closure of their educational institutions.

In Part 1 of The Scarlett A. roundtable, doctoral candidates and degree-seekers share personal accounts of the moment their institution closed — and the chaotic, disorienting weeks and months that followed. Their stories span different fields, different schools, and different life circumstances, but share one devastating common thread. What we cover The moment guests learned their school was closing — how they found out, and what the first hours felt like The institutional silence: what administration did (and didn't) communicate Navigating credits, transcripts, and academic records mid-program The financial reality: tuition, loans, and a degree that stalled Explaining the unexplainable to employers, family, and peers The patchwork of attempting to transfer programs — what worked and what didn't What they wish someone had told them from day one Who this is for Doctoral students and candidates at any stage. Higher education administrators and policy advocates. Anyone who has navigated institutional failure. Researchers studying student attrition and higher ed accountability. Resources mentioned U.S. Department of Education Closed School Discharge program (for federal loan holders)…

Topics covered

• school closure
• personal accounts
• higher education
• institutional failure
• student attrition
• academic records

Keywords

• school closure
• doctoral candidates
• academic records
• tuition
• transcripts
• institutional silence
• student experiences

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