Daily Lumina News 041320

The onset of the coronavirus means internships are being cancelled, shortened, or moved online, causing another challenge for college students who have had to suddenly leave campus and learn remotely. About 29 percent of employers are moving their internships online and 15 percent are reducing the number of interns they had initially planned to have.
With online internships, much is lost but there may also be some silver linings.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have moved their face-to-face courses and programs online with lightning speed. This transition to remote learning is allowing learners to finish out their semesters, stay on track with their degrees, and retain a semblance of normality in an abnormal time.
Laurie Borowicz of Kishwaukee College reflects on how the shift to remote education has affected faculty, staff, and students—as well as the fundamentals necessary to maintain quality in online and remote learning formats.

The coronavirus crisis has upended much of modern life, and higher education has not been spared. Campuses are closed, courses moved online, commencements canceled. In the short term, students scramble to figure out their fall plans, the faculty faces hiring freezes, and administrators debate once-unimaginable options.
The pandemic might also permanently change the character of higher learning in America—its culture, its role in society and in the economy, and the business models that sustain it.

Across the country, colleges and universities are scrambling to keep their students safe and educated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this podcast, Carol Quillen of Davidson College talks about building community with students who are taking classes remotely—plus what it takes to maintain a college’s vision and mission in the midst of crisis management.