"It Wasn't There Anymore": COVID-19 and the Loss of Community in Higher Education

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session 14
  In Roundtable Session: COVID-19's Impact on Higher Education's Sociopolitical Landscape (Table 16)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused dramatic shifts for the functioning of society and forced many higher education institutions to adopt policies that resulted in a number of negative impacts on various stakeholders. The findings from this study illustrate how staff, faculty, and students in higher education experienced a loss of community during the pandemic.

Authors

• Shawn R. Coon, Westminster University

• Amy Aldous Bergerson, Miami University

• Christopher Wallace-Carrete