As I write this editorial, we are now in the fourth week of a worldwide shutdown, with lockdowns and shelter-at-home orders throughout the globe, and I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and by the destruction of livelihoods for so many. With the special risks presented by students working together in close quarters, institutions of higher education were faced with the problem of what to do with little notice. Residential campuses had to decide when and how to close dormitories. Faculty had to learn how to move courses online very quickly in order to preserve some semblance of continuity. Some colleges and universities already had plans in place for dealing with a crisis, although the magnitude of this one has been unprecedented—a vast understatement. Others knew how to cope with closing for a day or two or even a week or so with a weather event such as a hurricane. But with the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenges have been gargantuan.

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大流行传播：高等教育的新挑战

在我撰写这篇社论时，我们正处在全球停产的第四周，全球各地都有停工和家庭住所的命令，令我深感悲伤的是生命的丧失和许多人的生计遭到破坏。由于学生在近距离一起工作所带来的特殊风险，高等教育机构面临着如何处理而又不加注意的问题。住宅校园必须决定何时以及如何关闭宿舍。教师必须学习如何快速在线上课程，以保持某种连续性。一些学院和大学已经制定了应对危机的计划，尽管这一危机的规模是空前的-轻描淡写。其他人知道如何应对诸如飓风这样的天气事件，关闭一两天甚至一周左右。但是，随着Covid-19大流行，挑战面临巨大挑战。