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What Coronavirus Means For Colleges, Student Admissions

Liam Elder-Connors
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VPR
Several Vermont colleges, including UVM (pictured), have announced plans to move to online instruction amid concerns about coronavirus.

To what extent is COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, impacting higher education and the student admissions process? We talk to Scott Jaschik, editor of Inside Higher Ed, to find out.

Our guest is:

  • Scott Jaschik, Editor of Inside Higher Ed

Broadcast live at noon on Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020; rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m.

One in five Vermonters is considered elderly. But what does being elderly even mean — and what do Vermonters need to know as they age? I’m looking into how aging in Vermont impacts living essentials such as jobs, health care and housing. And also how aging impacts the stuff of life: marriage, loss, dating and sex.
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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