'We have the best and the brightest coming to Connecticut to get educated, and it'd be a shame that they didn't come ... because it wasn't safe,' Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont told CNBC.
"I think it's essential for American society and the economy to get us back on track," Paxson said Tuesday on CNBC'sPaxson said she has heard from students who are eager to return to campus and resume in-person classes. She added she believes more will feel that way "if we're confident that we can maintain the adequate levels of safety."
Courses with large lectures will be likely done in "flipped mode," Paxon said, with students watching the video lectures and then having smaller, discussion-based classes. "In some ways, that's a great educational experience anyway," she said, while also emphasizing the importance of protecting faculty and staff who are at a higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19.
Paxson, who also is a professor of economics and public policy, said ensuring institutions of higher education have access to "relatively inexpensive, rapid testing" should be a national priority. Brown is exploring plans to make sure it has testing capacity, Paxson said. But "I think we know we have to wait until the technology and the sciences moves a little bit farther before we can make a final plan."
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