Technology has shaped everyday life in some ways expected, and in other ways, it could never have been prophesied. COVID-19 has also transformed the lives of everyone across the world, and it’s caused colleges to adapt to a new normal. Coaches like Michigan basketball’s Juwan Howard have resorted to video conferences in an attempt to recruit young talent.
Conversations are no longer in-person campus visits intending to leave the visitor with a warm and fuzzy feeling about their potential collegiate destination; it’s all about being able to create a dialogue without the muse that is the Diag, or The Big House, or Crisler Center.