In this episode, Whitney and Sarah speak with Dr. Dominique Baker, Assistant Professor of Education Policy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Fall 2020 university reopening plans. The group discusses financial considerations and safety implications for students, faculty, and staff. Dominique explains the rationale of institutions that are shifting from in-person to online instruction, including HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), which have been at the leading edge of the shift to online education this fall. And Dominique discusses why 2020 may be a buyer’s market for universities that can recruit this year.

Related readings and links:Dr. Dominque Baker’s webpage: http://www.dominiquebaker.com/

Dr. Dominique Baker’s Twitter page: @bakerdphd

Interactive database of current college and university reopening plans, Davidson College’s, The College Crisis Initiative (C2i): https://collegecrisis.shinyapps.io/dashboard/

“This Will Be One Of The Worst Months In The History Of Higher Education” Chronicle of Higher Education by Robert Kelchen (Twitter @rkelchen)https://www.chronicle.com/article/this-will-be-one-of-the-worst-months-in-the-history-of-higher-education

Robert Kelchen’s blog: Blog (Kelchen on Education) – Robert Kelchen

The article Whitney mentions about college tuition & revenue optimization algorithms: What College Admissions Offices Really Want

University of Arizona Furloughs program: Employee Furlough-Based Salary Program | Human Resources

Dr. Shaun Harper, President of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Provost Professor at USC, July 2020 Congressional Testimony:Media Advisory: AERA President Shaun Harper to Testify before Congress about Covid-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University CampusesFull Testimony: A MAJOR TEST: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Testimony provided to the United States HouseUSC Faculty Page: Shaun Harper | USC Marshall

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom joins UNC Faculty: Author, professor, and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom joining SILS and CITAP

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

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