Dr. Richard Vedder
Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, wrote a column at Forbes headlined “Coronavirus Enrollment Effects: Small But Consequential.”
Early preliminary data from the respected National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show total enrollments this fall are down only 1.8 % over last year. Since after the Covid-19 pandemic hit many were concerned fall enrollment might be down precipitously, say 10 or even 20%, these numbers are actually rather comforting to many in the higher education community.
But two caveats are in order….
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