It's hard for students to come to terms with the fact that they didn’t get to 'properly' celebrate their senior year of college, but commencements are only postponed.
Without government intervention, coronavirus and the economic crisis it has spurred will bring higher education as we know it to the brink of collapse.
Coronavirus has forced universities to shut down, harming students who must pay for their on- or off-campus housing for the duration of the school year. Universities need to issue a partial refund for this financial burden.
While the novel coronavirus continues to impact the lives of many people around the world, college students are anxiously waiting to hear about any refunds they will receive for the rest of the spring semester.
America’s premier research institutions have been at the foundation of the country’s economic and cultural success, but this success could be easily squandered if blemishes are not addressed before they permeate their entire fabric.
Only a relatively small proportion of the American population, who tend to come from wealthier families, attends university. Free higher education would only help a fraction of the nation that does not particularly need this assistance.