As we kick off another school year, go back in time with us to the end of last semester.

On March 11 2020, Wake Forest University granted an additional week of spring break to students so professors could prepare to teach their classes online….with a hope that one day students would return to campus. They did not.

The students of Wake were asked a series of questions about their life post-COVID, and the continuities and themes that arose among the answers became quite surprising. As much as we struggled with getting home, saying goodbye to our friends and professors, and coping with the transition to online classes, we weren’t alone. We were in it together.