Colleges Near Reopening, New Patterns In School Shopping

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UW-Oshkosh
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We explore how colleges across the nation are preparing for fall classes. Then, we look at how the pandemic is driving changes in back-to-school shopping, a key sales period for retailers.

Featured in this Show

  • Coronavirus: Campuses Ramp Up For Fall

    A higher education reporter from USA Today explains how universities are managing as students return to lecture halls and classrooms for the fall semester.

  • Changes In Back-To-School Shopping

    As questions linger about the upcoming school year, parents are delaying their back-to-school spending. But they are also buying more big ticket items, such as computers and desks. We talk to a consumer science professor about the changes.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • L. Malik Anderson Producer
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Chris Quintana Guest
  • Christine Whelan Guest