S02E15 – The Status of Higher Education in COVID and What Does It Mean for Graduate Students in the Fall of 2020

Summary: In this episode, Drs Holcombe and Silver discuss the current status of Colleges and Universities and Planning for the Fall 2020 Semester. We discuss the challenges of planning for the upcoming semester during the COVID-19 crisis and the types of questions you should be asking as an incoming or current graduate school. We discuss how various universities are planning for research and coursework, including how the funding models are changing, including Graduate and Research Assistantships and asking the hard questions about funding, course requirements, and research lab requirements. We discuss school closures, funding limitations, and shifting face to face coursework to online. Further, the co-hosts suggest asking questions and being clear regarding expectations of one’s program and faculty when things are unclear during the pandemic.