Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 2020

An Inside Perspective of the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education and Clinical Experiences

AUTHOR:

• Keyra-Nicole Lecointe, M.S., CF-SLP, Pace University, New York, NY, USA

According to the United Nations, governments worldwide shut down colleges and universities, resulting in approximately 90% of the world’s student population being at home by mid-April, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Stancati, 2020). All students were forced to continue learning remotely. Although the same information that was taught in a traditional classroom was being offered, remote learning requires a different level of discipline and perseverance. Many Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and Audiology (AuD) graduate students still live at home or had to return home due to the impact of COVID-19. With many family members working from home, the learning environment for most students was significantly changed.

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