The university still has to pay all of those bloated faculty salaries

and new construction/financing costs regardless of whether the students show up.

The students should definitely get some kind of rebate if the school switches to online-only during the outbreak but I wouldn't hold my breathe.

In response to this post by EDGEMAN

Posted: 03/11/2020 at 09:37AM

So if universities are not doing online classes, does that mean they can... -- EDGEMAN 03/11/2020 08:54AM

Spring Games may be canceled. :( ** -- TechMomof2 03/11/2020 11:25AM

No need to reinvent the wheel. Just look at other universities with large -- HokieSignGuy 03/11/2020 10:09AM

This may hasten universities’ demise. Massive open online courses are the -- RoswellGAHokie 03/11/2020 09:44AM

Fingers crossed. ** -- HokieNoVA 03/11/2020 09:47AM

The university still has to pay all of those bloated faculty salaries -- HokieNoVA 03/11/2020 09:37AM

I don't know if a 2-tier price structure would work -- vtdadingf 03/11/2020 09:30AM

Several schools already have this. I would argue the flow of funds -- GreenvilleVT 03/11/2020 09:56AM

I'm guessing schools like VT will have no problem filling it's classrooms -- EDGEMAN 03/11/2020 09:32AM

Why does everyone forget students that pay/earn their own way? -- 48zip 03/11/2020 09:37AM

I paid my way through college. Worked my butt off to do it, and had... -- EDGEMAN 03/11/2020 09:47AM

Nice going and thank you for your service ** -- VTCC 65 03/11/2020 11:21AM

Hasn't college gotten too expensive for that model to work? -- HokieNoVA 03/11/2020 09:44AM

Start at a community college or don't start immediately after HS. -- 48zip 03/11/2020 09:52AM

The university still has to pay all of those bloated faculty salaries

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