Fiscal chasm that may prompt hiring freezes, raid precious reserves and bring larger class sizes and fewer courses.

By leveraging strategic partnerships and future-forward investments in technology, smaller marketing teams can stay competitive in a landscape where there is intense competition clawing for every prospect.

BYU-Pathways is set to launch its first three-year, 90-96 credit degree, and plenty more are in the pilot phase. A changing job market and higher ed landscape may prove it's not just for convenience's sake.

The challenge lies not in the medium but in how it's structured. Institutions can do more to foster the essential communal aspects of traditional learning to combat the loneliness of remote learning.