>My conclusion? Universities are simply going to have to cut their administrative staff and construction projects to sustainable levels. TBH, I think that thes

>My conclusion? Universities are simply going to have to cut their administrative staff and construction projects to sustainable levels. TBH, I think that these construction projects are how colleges keep in competition to each other. I remember college dorm rooms being very, very, very utilitarian. "Fancy" meant that there was an actual closet in the room. Now, my wife and I joke to each other what we'll know we've made it in life when we have accommodations as nice as the average college upperclassman. Without the fancy physical infrastructure to show-off, colleges will have to rely solely on quality of remote education. AR/VR and other remote presence functions are going to rapidly improve in the wake of COVID. If current "online-only" colleges are smart, they'll see this as a place they can seriously compete with and probably surpass traditional brick and mortar colleges.