David Plazas is the director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee.
This past academic year has been disappointing for students who wanted a typical college experience that combined on-campus learning and hanging out with new friends.
However, institutions of higher education innovated with digital learning and safer ways to do class together while preparing for a post-pandemic future that returns the United States to a semblance of normalcy.
Cumberland University, along with many other schools, are offering in-person classes in the fall, and on this episode of the Tennessee Voices podcast, President Paul C. Stumb made the case for why a college education still matters.