With the new academic year beginning shortly, students, faculty and staff returning to higher education or arriving for the first time face uncertainty. There is anxiety about a fall term like no other.

Those of us responsible for ensuring the futures of post-secondary students have endured months of existential fears about student and employee health and safety, the efficacy of online teaching and virtual learning and what it all means for enrolment and revenue.

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Ishwar K. Puri, P.Eng.
Ishwar K. Puri, P.Eng.


Ishwar K. Puri works for McMaster University, is past chair of Engineering Deans Canada, the national organization of the deans of all accredited engineering programs, and trains students through funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Mitacs.