The 360 | Should colleges give refunds over coronavirus?
College students don’t want to pay tuition to “Zoom University.” With higher education forced online amid the coronavirus pandemic, some students are petitioning universities for refunds or discounts for tuition and activities fees.
There are at least a dozen class-action lawsuits against colleges, including Columbia University and the entire University of California system. In some cities, students are on strike against their schools, demanding refunds and discounts. But amid the crisis, universities are worried about their own budgets and operating costs — and some wonder if they’ll have to shut down for good.
Universities say they never accounted for a pandemic in their budgets. While some institutions have the resources to offer partial refunds or discounts, others with smaller endowments say they can’t afford it. Although the CARES Act allocates $14 billion to colleges nationwide, some institutions are projecting losses of more than $100 million each.
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