Donors throughout the U. S. are responding to the immediate disruption created by the COVID-19 outbreak.  At the forefront of the response is the need to supplement medical equipment and provide emergency relief from the economic and social consequences; thankfully benefits are having major impacts.  On what could be described as a parallel path, COVID-19 is presenting itself as an existential threat to universities and colleges.  It is premature to determine how higher education will emerge from this disruption [...]

Never in our lifetimes have most of us experienced the breadth and depth of health, social and economic trauma that has inflicted the world these past few months. At this writing, the COVID-19 virus has taken the lives of more than 30,000 Americans and directly impacted the health of another 600,000 residents and their families. The human toll is staggering only to be compounded by social and economic consequences from this widespread disruption. Furthermore, the impacts we are witnessing are interrelated and have [...]