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Anonymous wrote:I'm an alum of Marquette, the Jesuit/Catholic university in Milwaukee, WI. I know that even pre-pandemic, they've been having some significant financial issues due to enrollment declines and had to lay off a number of staff, restructure a number of departments, and not fill vacancies to protect themselves against this and make up for the budget shortfalls. Again, this is pre-pandemic. It's even worse considering the current situation. Yet, this guy has them as a "thrive" school. What gives?

Because they’re returning to campus in the fall?

I have my doubts on that. They say that now, but Milwaukee is the epicenter of covid in a state that’s already pretty hot-spot-y.

Yeah, looking at this "spreadsheet" there's quite a bit of data entry errors (i just randomly checked on schools I know) and the data sources are weak--Niche???. So when you end up looking at specific schools "scores" they don't look that reasonable--sure he captures that Harvard's gonna thrive and St. So-and-so that has had declining enrollment and no new faculty forever is going to perish, but I wouldn't put any weight on the rest. I think colleges need to re-imagine their future and some will close, but this list isn't helpful in thinking through which.

Anonymous wrote:I'm an alum of Marquette, the Jesuit/Catholic university in Milwaukee, WI. I know that even pre-pandemic, they've been having some significant financial issues due to enrollment declines and had to lay off a number of staff, restructure a number of departments, and not fill vacancies to protect themselves against this and make up for the budget shortfalls. Again, this is pre-pandemic. It's even worse considering the current situation. Yet, this guy has them as a "thrive" school. What gives?

Because they’re returning to campus in the fall?

Anonymous wrote:I don't think that the state of Alabama will let its flagship perish.

True, but that’s only because they’d lose the “academic” cover for their football team

I'm an alum of Marquette, the Jesuit/Catholic university in Milwaukee, WI. I know that even pre-pandemic, they've been having some significant financial issues due to enrollment declines and had to lay off a number of staff, restructure a number of departments, and not fill vacancies to protect themselves against this and make up for the budget shortfalls. Again, this is pre-pandemic. It's even worse considering the current situation. Yet, this guy has them as a "thrive" school. What gives?

When I was a kid, we stopped at 4 Corners...

One inch to the Northeast Colorado... One to the Southwest, Arizona...

There's a lot of Colorado and Arizona. And, a lot of Utah and New Mexico as well.

The guy must have been a cabbie in DC back in the day. Made a fortune dropping naifs off on wrong corner.

While I think Galloway makes some good points, he is a provocateur and is not a fortune-teller. Some of the small schools he listed as struggling or not surviving are doing some very creative things in response to the pandemic that the larger universities simply cannot do because of size. Perhaps the pandemic will give them an opportunity to become even stronger. Who knows how this will all play out.

I not only question the methodology, but the fact that at least one of the colleges in the database no longer exists. Marlboro College closed months ago, yet it is listed in the database as "Struggle."

https://www.reformer.com/stories/no-objection-from-attorney-general-on-marlboro-college-plans,609618

I don't think that the state of Alabama will let its flagship perish.

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Anonymous wrote:I also doubt UMASS is going anywhere as it is supported by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PP here. Agreed. I question the methodology. Galloway is too much of a doomsayer re large publics. And he is also ignoring just how monies some of the less-healthy but well endowed Eastern schools are. But overall, I can’t disagree with his views on many of the smaller places.

Tenured moron should have his license to use spreadsheets revoked.

He's a Clinical Professor, not tenured, not an academic. He is a marketer, marketing himself.

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Anonymous wrote:I also doubt UMASS is going anywhere as it is supported by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PP here. Agreed. I question the methodology. Galloway is too much of a doomsayer re large publics. And he is also ignoring just how monies some of the less-healthy but well endowed Eastern schools are. But overall, I can’t disagree with his views on many of the smaller places.

Tenured moron should have his license to use spreadsheets revoked.