COVID's disruptions will produce some long-lasting innovations in one lofty corner of higher education: graduate-level STEM programs.

Teacher candidates whose clinical practices were interrupted by the pandemic must be able to develop the skills they need to meet licensure and certification requirements. Partnerships between educator preparation programs, school districts and states can help.

Mental health concerns are 75% more common among remote or hybrid students but few are seeking help from their colleges or universities.

Faculty who teach introductory-level courses are increasingly concerned about equity and student success with shifts to online and hybrid instruction likely to become permanent post-COVID.