Higher education's response to COVID-19 deserves recognition and praise, with the rapid move to online learning, a continued shift to quality online courses, and plans to strike a balance between in-person and digital instruction
Stay-at-home orders that have sidetracked students' plans for travel, study abroad and jobs helped Cal Lutheran's a set summer enrollment record, leaders there say.
Higher ed institutions can use the tech at their disposal to find better ways to perform key administrative functions, strengthen student self-service capabilities and simplify communications, making it possible to be innovative anywhere, says UB guest columnist Nick Schiavi.
Colleges that have investments in the lodging space can take steps to mitigate COVID-19-related cash flow challenges, explore temporary alternative uses and position the investments for future growth.
The coronavirus campus closures and wholesale shift to online learning have taken higher education to a turning point that could result in growing revenue and dropping costs.
Rather than focusing solely on "opening," university leaders should think about access and equity–how to remove the obstacles students will face upon returning to campus.
