Mark Harris

Aug 26, 2024 | chronicle.com | Nathan Kalman-Lamb |Derek Silva |Mark Harris

The college football season kicked off on August 24, when Florida State and Georgia Tech visited Dublin, Ireland, to battle it out in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. While those athletes fulfilled their athletic obligations overseas, other students at Georgia Tech had already begun classes. This discrepancy between academic and athletic experiences on U.S. campuses is no surprise.

Aug 23, 2024 | chronicle.com | Anthony Abraham Jack |Mark Harris

Buzz. Ding. Buzz. Ding. The morning of March 10, 2020, was a cacophony of vibrations and beeps across campus, as the phone of every student brought life-altering news. “Students are asked not to return to campus after Spring Recess and to meet academic requirements remotely until further notice.” This message first came from Lawrence Bacow, then president of Harvard University.