Universities are pursuing the possibility of housing students in hotels this fall during the pandemic. Northwestern University began exploring this option in April for housing those infected with COVID-19 rather than allow them to stay in residential halls.
Transform bureaucratic orientation, registration, financial aid, advising, counseling, accessibility, career center and other services so that they enable student goals and the academic mission rather than distract from them.
Several more colleges this week announced plans to control coronavirus by inviting different groups of students back to campus for different stretches of the 2020-21 academic year.
Yale University wants all students back for the 2020-21 academic year but first-year students can only attend the first semester while sophomores can return for the second.
Colleges and universities are inviting prospective students back for campus tours with safeguards such as limited building access and one family at a time.
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.
Between 75% and 85% of college students are experiencing ongoing stress and anxiety during the coronavirus outbreak and campus closures, according to two surveys of mental health in higher education.
