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Colleges and universities can't tell economic victims of COVID-19 that they should borrow tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege of sitting in classrooms for years with no guaranteed path to a good job, Ryan Craig argues.

Scott McLemee reviews A Brief History of Fascist Lies by Federico Finchelstein.

The pandemic has taught us that the greatest challenge and obligation we face is recognizing that our students are among its most severe and overlooked victims, writes Billie Wright Dziech.

Colleges must start planning now for reopening in the fall, Karen Gross writes, as adjusting to our new educational environment won’t be fast or easy.

Only when it provides the full range of instructional connection points available in a traditional classroom will it begin to be a viable educational model, argues William G. Durden.

Higher education needs a national coalition to tackle two goals: keeping and recruiting students, especially those at risk, and building a digital infrastructure for the long haul, writes Peter McPherson.

Now is the time to invest even more in it, write Janet Napolitano and Dr. Carrie L. Byington.

Jim Jump considers the issues.