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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I think it's very generous that colleges and universities are refunding for room and board. It's not like they can re-purpose those dorm rooms...they are just losing that money that they expected to get, which will be millions of dollars. The idea that you should get tuition back is ridiculous. Universities are making huge efforts to deliver content online...this is not an easy task, and you should be grateful that your kid is getting to finish the semester. Get over yourself and understand that this is a totally unforeseen situation that nobody could have planned for. [/quote]

+ yup, this.   It sucks. I’m not saying it doesn’t. People are losing money on everything. It’s better you lose some money than the universities have to refund every student and then go bankrupt. [/quote]

Another +1 to both above. Our DC's school is not refunding room and board but giving credit for them so when DC eventually returns (even if it's next school year) that expenditure will be credited to us. I too think it's generous of the college. All colleges are doing the best they can in a totally unprecedented situation. Their employees, from the president to professors to dining hall staff and cleaners, ALL deserve their pay in full at this time; they have obligations and families too. I know the professors are working as hard as they can right now to make courses that were never designed to be taught online (such as lab-based science and performing arts) SOMEHOW work that way at least for now. It's personal -- half my DC's current course load is classes that are not really doable online, but the professors are having to rethink the very core of how these courses work. I do not envy them and I certainly don't begrudge them their pay.[/quote]

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My DC's school is still in the process of if/when to refund room and board or credit us for next year. As PPs have said, all colleges are doing the best they can for their students, faculty and staff. My DD is a liberal arts major and has a close relationship with her professors. They have to rework their seminar-based classes to a distance learning model in a matter of days. As well as manage their own family obligations. I don't begrudge the college 2 months room and board if this helps everyone from the professors to the dining hall staff to the business offices employees. 
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