Masks required and fewer parties (allegedly): What college will look like this fall Students who move into Virginia Tech’s residence halls for the fall term are on notice: They must wear face masks indoors except in their own bedrooms or bathrooms or when eating a meal. They also must follow a regimen of “physical distancing” from people and other measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. ........ Some classes will be held in person, others online and still others in hybrid fashion. ......... Many universities are warning students to expect a new normal. Parties will be minimal or nonexistent, if schools have their way. Seating at sports events will be limited, if spectators are allowed at all. Many lectures will be online. Food service will be grab-and-go. Foot traffic will be routed one way through specific exits and entrances. Coronavirus testing will be widespread, with quarantines expected for those who test positive. In many places, face-to-face instruction will end by Thanksgiving. ......... The University of Colorado at Boulder is even revising its code of conduct to include a mandate that its 36,000 students follow coronavirus-related public health rules on and off campus. .......... will ask them for “a commitment to at least a semester of inconvenience” to protect faculty and staff. ......... the university will order a “10-foot minimum” distance between students and professors in classrooms, and it is buying more than a mile of plexiglass for barriers to separate students from faculty and staff. ......... Many faculty are skeptical that colleges can engineer a massive shift in behavior among students who would be returning to campus after months at home in semi-isolation, starved of social contact. ........... “The Case Against Reopening.” ....... the reopening push is directly related to pressures colleges face to collect revenue and fears that enrollment could plummet in an online-only environment. ............ officials are wary of being perceived as heavy-handed. ........ it is the kind of education we’re trying to deliver. It’s not about you. It is about the greater good.” ........... the university plans to have ultraclean bathrooms and will encourage students to stay outdoors as much as possible when they socialize. ............ “The residential experience in the fall is not a return to normal. It is not a return to what you knew. You’re going to have to recalibrate your thinking altogether.” ...... In the end, you can still talk to people. You can still see people. It’s a much better experience than an online semester.”
Commentary: COVID-19 will bring on the Great Reset the world needs To achieve a better outcome, the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, says Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab.......... COVID-19 lockdowns may be gradually easing, but anxiety about the world’s social and economic prospects is only intensifying. ....... To achieve a better outcome, the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions. .......... Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a “Great Reset” of capitalism. ........ global government debt has already reached its highest level in peacetime. .......... Incremental measures and ad hoc fixes will not suffice to prevent this scenario. We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems.............. The level of cooperation and ambition this implies is unprecedented. But it is not some impossible dream. ......... will require stronger and more effective governments, though this does not imply an ideological push for bigger ones. And it will demand private-sector engagement every step of the way. ........... Depending on the country, these may include changes to wealth taxes, the withdrawal of fossil-fuel subsidies, and new rules governing intellectual property, trade, and competition. ............ Rather than using these funds, as well as investments from private entities and pension funds, to fill cracks in the old system, we should use them to create a new one that is more resilient, equitable, and sustainable in the long run. .......... The third and final priority of a Great Reset agenda is to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good, especially by addressing health and social challenges. ............. The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every facet of people’s lives in every corner of the world. But tragedy need not be its only legacy. On the contrary, the pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous future.
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