As housing opportunities dwindle in the competitive market, more working people are experiencing homelessness, often for the first time in their lives.
Clarke University President Thom Chesney felt âcautiously successfulâ as his Dubuque school wrapped up a fall semester marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Efforts such as offering a mix of hybrid and online learning and changing residence hall rooms to single-occupancy units seemed to help control the spread of COVID-19 on campus. Still, he knows the need to combat the pandemic hasnât gone away.
âWe have a good feeling overall but know weâre still moving through that and continue to adapt as we go,â he said.
As they finished their fall semesters, local college leaders said the academic year so far has gone as well as it could given the conditions the pandemic created.