Looking ahead to COVID-19’s third year: what it may mean for higher education

As I was finishing this post two pandemic stories unrelated to higher education hit my various feeds about the same time. One was from a finance reporter, who proclaimed his delight in going to many social gatherings, from indoor restaurants to sports events, and determined that Americans were “over COVID.” “[P]eople are weighing the risks, but seem to be erring on the side of enjoying life’s creature comforts.” Another was a CNN report on how three states (New York, Maine, New Hampshire) are calling out the national guard…