(05-12-2020 05:05 PM)eastisbest Wrote:  I doubt anyone expects "as usual." He didn't say, "not at all," so semantics or word games or not precise with his language?

Summer will test crowds at the younger ages. There will be MANY willing test subjects. If that goes well and the casualties primarily stick with the much older and younger populations I think there will be a demand by students who wish to continue their ed on campuses, in front of real live educators. That clip by the Purdue Pres, he looks to believe his campus will be willing to play the stats game. Isolate the older Profs and more at risk people and provide as much in classroom education as distancing will permit. As time gets closer, be interesting to see if he's ahead of a parade or a lynch mob.

Given a choice between on-line and on-campus for the same course? Most will choose on-line but I think we'll see a huge effect on capability as those graduates hit the job market.

We'll not be just looking at fewer graduates prepared for the job market but less capable ones I imagine.

They can always let the students in the classroom and have the professors on closed circuit, then UT should build a couple on campus bars and let the students have the greatest on campus experience they want. Once the year is over social scientist and public health officials can use information gather to test just how little the virus effects the 20 and 30 year olds. In the mean time anyone who wants to take online glasses can. I really think on campus or just off campus night life like "the Pig" would be great for recruiting all the 19-23 year old students who are craving the on campus experience and UT could become solvent in as little as 4-6 semesters. Oh, I almost forgot...get rid of UTMC also. The key is for UT to cash in on all the alcohol sales (great revenue, better than on campus sports). We could also have all the MAC games played during the week and the Glass Bowl could have concerts and RAVES all weekend. Just kidding .