Although the 'back to normal' saying brings promise to light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, it does not inspire progress nor sound inviting to incoming students.
Unless we, as leaders of U.S. higher education, find solutions, we risk losing the progress we have made to bring more international students to our campuses.
The Florida Institute of Technology is planning on in-person classes and a much fuller campus in August, leaning on the successes it had during the 2020-21 academic year.
"Students seeking to commence studies in the fall [from] countries affected by a geographic COVID-19 restriction may now qualify for a National Interest Exception. This includes qualified applicants who have been present in Brazil, China, Iran, or South Africa," the State Department said in a statement.
How small Cedar Crest College has showed strength during the pandemic and what it envisions campus, activities and academics will look like in 2021-22.
Community colleges partnering with the construction industry are developing practical curriculum and state-of-the-art facilities to ensure what students learn is readily applicable in the field.
