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Collected Item: “Colleges Hit by the Virus”

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Colleges Hit by the Virus

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Letter

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

With smaller liberal arts colleges hit hard by pandemic-induced closures and refunds, schools like this one in North Newton, Kansas, sent out donation requests as a way to deal with the reduced revenue shortfall that threatens many smaller, higher education institutions with a bleak future.

Northeastern JOTPY

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#college, #economy, #kansas

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Bethel College

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2020-05
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