National and institutional responses – reimagined operations – pandemic disruptions and academic continuity for a global university

dc.contributor.authorMoja, Teboho
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-08T05:16:14Z
dc.date.available2022-09-08T05:16:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe 2019/2020 academic year started well with no anticipation of what was in store for the second semester and how the year would end. New students were welcomed on campus and included international students and international faculty members. It was business as usual, a beautiful and colorful fall semester that transitioned into a cold winter season. Spring arrived after a long winter season and it was off to a good start as well until the pandemic hit. This paper reflects on how an institution with multiple sites responded to the pandemic and what the impact of those disruptions were on the core activities of a university. As a university with the largest number of international students and a footprint on every continent, the university had to coordinate its activities around the world to complete the academic year and start another one. The university is the largest private employer in the city with over 50,000 students and more than 19,000 employees. The main focus of this reflection paper is the New York city campus where the author is based and key areas of this reflections include the impact of the pandemic on international students, teaching, research and funding related issues. Activities were normalized through central command instructions and guidance that were sometimes helpful and at other times overwhelming, but the work continued and the academic year was completed. The new academic year started with minor variations on the start dates. For example, the portal campuses at Abu Dhabi started on Sunday 6th September and New York city campus started on Wednesday 2nd September, whilst the Shanghai campus started on Monday the 14th. Reflections include personal impact and experiences within the academic setting.en_US
dc.description.departmentCentre for the Advancement of Scholarshipen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cshe20en_US
dc.identifier.citationTeboho Moja (2021) National and institutional responses – reimagined operations – pandemic disruptions and academic continuity for a global university, Studies in Higher Education, 46:1, 19-29, DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2020.1859688.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0307-5079 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1470-174X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/03075079.2020.1859688
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87117
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rights© 2021 Society for Research into Higher Education. This is an electronic version of an article published in Studies in Higher Education, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 19-29, 2021. doi : 10.1080/03075079.2020.1859688. Studies in Higher Education is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/cshe20.en_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectInternationalizationen_US
dc.subjectUniversitiesen_US
dc.subjectLeadershipen_US
dc.subjectDisruptionsen_US
dc.titleNational and institutional responses – reimagined operations – pandemic disruptions and academic continuity for a global universityen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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