Carole J. Garrison

Changing Priorities in Higher Education

Recently built dorms were unoccupied, the fancy new athletic center was empty, and no one was using the food service.

Too far out … a crazy conspiracy theory. Maybe

Life has changed with the pandemic, but love has not.

We can’t know what America has done to overcome its past errors if we hide our mistakes, rather than own them.

And then COVID-19 hit and, with it, nightly briefings from the White House. It was too much.

In this fluid situation, there are few options other than vigilance, patience and flexibility.

A house divided cannot stand.

Perfect is not an option, and each of our alternative plans comes with its own set of serious consequences—financial, emotional, and educational.

I simply could not worry about the horror of Trump being re-elected, much less tile.

This virus will be vanquished and we need a strong school district ready when it does.