How Higher Education Fares During the Coronavirus Pandemic

It may feel like school’s out forever — but with virtual learning and a swift, well-executed pivot, it’s business as usual for LIM College. The Manhattan-based private college offers a curriculum that merges real-world experience with academic study. When its campus — and the city — had to temporarily close due to the coronavirus pandemic, LIM College had to think and act fast. Here, Lisa Springer, LIM College Provost; Michael Richards, dean of student affairs, and Nina Fiddian-Green, assistant vice president of career and internship services, talk to WWD about its strategy to successfully pivot and support its students throughout the coronavirus pandemic. WWD: How has the coronavirus pandemic affected higher education at large?  Lisa Springer: Every institution of higher education has been affected by the need to move all their teaching and learning to being remote. We at LIM College were able to make the transition relatively seamlessly and quickly in part because we already had a robust online program as part of a wide array of on-ground, online, and the combination of both formats of classes as part of our curriculum. A core value at LIM is keeping students at the center of everything that we do. The faculty, embracing this tenet, were

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