A Global View of the Pandemic’s Effect on Higher Education
It seems to be the case that our primary method of funding colleges and universities in the United States, one which leaves schools to raise essential revenue through tuition, fees, and other enterprises, has put American schools in a precarious situation. The effects of this may be magnified at schools that depend on high-paying international students for revenue… colleges outside the United States will benefit from any bungled American public health management at this time, as well as during any subsequently slow economic and institutional recovery. If closures continue for as long as some predict, happen inconsistently, or are necessary multiple times in different regions of the country, some U.S. colleges risk losing out on a portion of student enrollment they depend on for revenue.
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by Stephanie Hall, The Century Foundation.