AVOID THE URGE TO FORGET THE PAIN OF THE PANDEMIC. LEARN FROM IT. Beginning in February and March of 2020 the world changed with the spread of Covid-19. Colleges and universities needed to adapt quickly to survive. Almost all campuses were closed by the end of March 2020 and the modality of education changed from in-person to remote. Zoom became a household word. As a vice president working in Higher Education at that time I experienced firsthand the challenges faced by leade