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Lessons Learned From Missouri Institutions Of Higher Education Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Amy Estlund, Catherine Shoff, Amanda Harrod
Lessons Learned From Missouri Institutions Of Higher Education Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Amy Estlund, Catherine Shoff, Amanda Harrod
Missouri Policy Journal
Institutions of higher education (IHE) have worked tirelessly to mitigate the effect of SARS-Co-V2 (COVID-19) on their campuses. Shortly after COVID-19 hit Missouri, several state departments united their efforts to understand and problem-solve around the pandemic. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) led one such effort, facilitating weekly meetings with members from Missouri’s IHE. The research team reviewed thirty-one video recordings from November 4, 2020, to June 9, 2021, and interviewed DHEWD staff. Using focused coding, the research team identified the role of DHEWD, leaders that emerged during the process, several challenges IHE faced during the …