How the Pandemic Upended the Life of Sarasota’s College Students

From Sarasota Magazine, April 1, 2021

It’s the middle of spring break, and you are living it up on your week-long vacation with friends and family. Suddenly, you receive the news that you are not allowed back on your college campus. In fact, no one is.

It’s been a little more than one year since college students had their studies abruptly interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. While things have slowly returned to something resembling normal, with enforced mask-wearing and social distancing on campus, many aspects of higher education have changed. Local colleges are enforcing random Covid-19 testing, daily symptom checks and a hybrid model of learning. And, in turn, students have become more resilient and flexible with their time. But at what price?

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