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As Campuses Become COVID-19 Hot Spots, Colleges Strain Under Financial Pressures

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As Campuses Become COVID-19 Hotspots, Colleges Strain Under Financial Pressures

Scott Carlson, a writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, says COVID-19 has strained the finances of some colleges: "Over the next year or two, we will start to see these colleges fall away."

As Campuses Become COVID-19 Hot Spots, Colleges Strain Under Financial Pressures

A student walks on campus at the University of South Carolina. During the final week of August, the university reported a 26.6% positivity rate among the student population tested for the coronavirus. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption

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As Campuses Become COVID-19 Hot Spots, Colleges Strain Under Financial Pressures

by Sam Briger

As Campuses Become COVID-19 Hot Spots, Colleges Strain Under Financial Pressures

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