“The truth of the matter is, I just saw so many mistakes and so many unforced errors in institutions’ pandemic response and the way that they were treating people — I just couldn't let it go,” said McClure, associate professor of higher education at The University of North Carolina Wilmington. McClure and other professors interviewed for this story who study higher education contend that the sector is suffering from low morale after two years of operating during the Covid-19 pandemic, which is bad news for college administrators trying to right the ship and rebuild their communities.
