One thing that sets the coronavirus crisis apart from other crises is the degree of uncertainty. Natural disasters are discrete events, each with a clear beginning and end, and they’re generally confined to a relatively small geographic area. Colleges prepare if they can, and then respond in the aftermath. This pandemic, however, is drastically different— there is no playbook and no precedent for such an upheaval.
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