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Reporter Roundtable: How College Students Are Getting Through The Pandemic

Vermont Public | By Jane Lindholm,

Published March 24, 2021 at 9:32 AM EDT

A graphic showing students on and around a stack of giant blue books. — What has it been like to attend college during a global pandemic? Vermont Edition hears from a panel of local student journalists about what they and their peers have seen and experienced this year.

For many, college is a time for meeting new people and sharing experiences. But COVID-19 has made socializing especially challenging for college students. This segment, we speak with a panel of student journalists from across the state about how they and their peers are navigating pandemic restrictions and the college experience.

Our guests are:

Rebecca Flieder, editor-in-chief of Basement Medicine at Northern Vermont University's Johnson campus
Aris Sherwood, managing editor of the Castelton Spartan at Castleton University
Juliet Sear, student at Norwich University who is working on a documentary about the college experience during the pandemic

Broadcast live Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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