Here at REGucation, we typically stick to legal and policy
analysis, exploring the latest machinations from the U.S.
Department of Education, the Hill, and the like. And these bodies
certainly have been busy over the last two weeks. Indeed, the
updates, alerts, and guidance have emanated in staggering volume,
and at a rapid pace. We've covered some of this activity, and
expect to cover much more before all is said and done. But for this
post, we've decided to veer a little out of our lane, and to
offer some observations, encouragement, and a little hope.
To be sure, it's difficult to imagine any silver lining
associated with the spread of COVID-19 across the United States.
This disease is serious business, and it brings with it the direst
of consequences. What's more, a positive outcome is
particularly difficult to conceive for higher education, which has
been hit very hard. Campuses have closed. Students have gone home
(or find themselves confined to empty dorms and
