I was taking calls around the clock. Zooming with students around the country and in places as varied as Italy and China became the norm, writing emails at 5 a.m. was common, and practically all of my students met my toddler virtually during the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down colleges and universities and scattered students through the nation and the world.
How Professors—Not Administrators—Got Students Through the Pandemic
And what that tells us about the administrative bloat that has permeated academia in recent years.
