Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 21:38     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
I almost think it's more of an optimistic outlook to think colleges won't open. If they do, it will be putting their financial interests over public health.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 21:35     Subject: Re:Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Good. They should plan to open. Be positive.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:49     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of details about their plans too. How could colleges afford to have social distancing in classes and dorm rooms (podcast says all singles, no roommates)? How would they have room for that?

And what happens when one person in a dorm inevitably gets it? They’d have to evacuate everyone, right? But then where do those kids go?
Yes, this is what I'm most worried about. Not sure how you can do effective contact tracing when if a kid lives in a dorm and tests positive, they've probably "contacted" probably half the people in that building in some way or another. They can't quarantine everybody.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:46     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Lots of decision deadlines were moved to June 1.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:45     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Because they don’t want to be held to the statement.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:45     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Anonymous wrote:Life goes on. After an 8 week period during the 1918-19 Spanish Flu the flu died off. People moved on with their lives.


Curious as to how you got this wrong. I'm not the most interested in history, but even I know there were 3 waves that spanned several months.


https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/three-waves.htm
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:44     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Anonymous wrote:Lots of details about their plans too. How could colleges afford to have social distancing in classes and dorm rooms (podcast says all singles, no roommates)? How would they have room for that?

And what happens when one person in a dorm inevitably gets it? They’d have to evacuate everyone, right? But then where do those kids go?
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:42     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Anonymous wrote:They have to say that. The decisions from students are due this week. If they announce closure they will not get students and will have to lay off staff etc etc and it'll be a big tumble. So they're gambling on it being ok. It's unknown if they will open and have to socially distance students and do online classes while kids are in the dorms. Much easier to say they are open now and take deposits (which they can take time to return) than the other way around.
Wow, I never even thought of that, but it certainly makes sense. But why aren't they announcing publicly then instead of just rumblings among random higher ed insiders?
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:41     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Lots of details about their plans too. How could colleges afford to have social distancing in classes and dorm rooms (podcast says all singles, no roommates)? How would they have room for that?
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:39     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Anonymous wrote:They have to say that. The decisions from students are due this week. If they announce closure they will not get students and will have to lay off staff etc etc and it'll be a big tumble. So they're gambling on it being ok. It's unknown if they will open and have to socially distance students and do online classes while kids are in the dorms. Much easier to say they are open now and take deposits (which they can take time to return) than the other way around.


This exactly. Nobody really knows what will happen but they are trying to lock kids in.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:36     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
They have to say that. The decisions from students are due this week. If they announce closure they will not get students and will have to lay off staff etc etc and it'll be a big tumble. So they're gambling on it being ok. It's unknown if they will open and have to socially distance students and do online classes while kids are in the dorms. Much easier to say they are open now and take deposits (which they can take time to return) than the other way around.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:35     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
We are moving forward as usual. My son is making plans with his new roommate, planning on what to take, and what he needs to buy. Fully expect move in date to remain August 15th. 109 days to go, and it will fly by.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:33     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
Life goes on. After an 8 week period during the 1918-19 Spanish Flu the flu died off. People moved on with their lives.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:32     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
They are planning and hoping. And they are also planning alternatives if they can't. They are at the mercy of their state governments.

I'm optimistic, but I see pessimists all over the place.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2020 20:26     Subject: Colleges and Universities almost universally plan to be open in the fall
According to Mike Spivey, a higher education expert who says this is being discussed behind the scenes but that public announcements from each school won't come out until May through July. https://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/universities-colleges-and-law-schools-plan-to-be-open-on-campus-this-fall/

Thoughts?