This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 11, 2026

This Week In College Viability (TWICV) for May 11, 2026

From This Week In College Viability (TWICV) by Gary Stocker

May 11, 2026 · 17 min · Episode 215

About this episode

This episode discusses the latest developments in college viability, including budget cuts and accreditation issues.

This is the 199th podcast episode of This Week in College Viability. Here are the top stories and commentary for this week. + Are higher education podcasters moving the needle. + Playing taps at Dallas Baptist University + Accreditors form leadership roundtable to figure things out + Cutting majors, majors, and more majors. Which ones survive? + The Hampshire ‘train wreck’ that didn’t have to happen + Stocker quote: “Hope is a subset of delusion.” Show notes and links: Dallas Baptist University plays Taps at 7:00 p.m. for each home game. UTA (Arlington) to cut, merge some academic programs to 'maintain fiscal responsibility' Bowie State University (MD) to Eliminate 79 Positions Amid $18 Million Budget Shortfall Ryan Hofer's Substack Debt by Natural Causes Cost v. Income report Statement from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Council for Higher Education Accreditation announced they are forming an "Accreditor Leadership Roundtable." ‘A train wreck’: Hampshire faculty, staff left with no jobs, no severance as college prepares for closure 2026 College Majors Completion app for Academic Leaders ($199)

People in this episode

Host: Gary Stocker

Topics covered

  • higher education
  • college majors
  • accreditation
  • budget cuts
  • university closures
  • podcasting in education

Keywords

  • college viability
  • higher education
  • budget shortfall
  • accreditation
  • college majors
  • Dallas Baptist University
  • Hampshire
  • UTA
  • Bowie State University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dallas Baptist University, UTA (Arlington), Bowie State University, Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Hampshire

Products: 2026 College Majors Completion app for Academic Leaders

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