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Thirty-some days before the election, emotions are running high. Polls show younger voters, including college students, are planning to vote in far higher numbers than in the last presidential election.
But a campaign being held during a pandemic looks and sounds different on college campuses. The fervor is still there. But this year, emotions are being expressed through the silent thumbs-up or clapping emojis appearing on the screens at Zoom campaign rallies.

While nearly all courses are being taught virtually across the California public college and university systems, some courses can only be taught in-person; but there’s nothing normal about how those classes are being held.

Many people with student loans aren't carrying the burden of their debt alone. The mountain of debt weighs down their families, too.
A new study says 40 percent of student loan payers are helping someone else pay off their student loans. And 27 percent of these helpers hold no student loan debt themselves.

The pandemic has upended the college experience for a generation of students and higher education professionals. The needs, concerns, and aspirations of students are shifting. Now, more than ever, students are turning to their institutions’ support services for guidance.
That means colleges and universities must fully address longstanding gaps in the student support experience—gaps that many in student affairs have already been working to close.