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Supporting College Students in the Age of COVID-19
As colleges and universities across the United States close their campuses and send students into the world of virtual academics, the power of COVID-19 resonates even more so. The coronavirus, that has sickened over 1.6 million globally, has sunk its claws into every facet of life — higher education included. Now more than ever, institutions of higher learning are feverishly working to provide support services in a model that now requires more reactivity, more agility, and more virtual solutions. So what does this new landscape look like?
stating that it would move to virtual instruction in light of the growing concerns of COVID-19 and requested that students not return to the campus for the remainder of the semester. The Cambridge institution wasn’t alone. Cornell, MIT, Rutgers, Indiana University, and many others closed their gates for the remainder of the spring semester or for short stints to later reassess plans for reopening and only allowing essential personnel to step foot on campus. This meant that all classes would be moved to virtual format and residence halls would require all students who were able to vacate the premises to do so by a certain time or to not return to campus at all, in the event that the institution was on spring recess.
