Voices of Expertise & Experience: Insights to Inform Responses to COVID-19’s Impact on Financial Security and Higher Education

The TIAA Institute is publishing informed perspectives that may serve to guide strategic planning and decisions arising from the pandemic. The authors–who are Institute Fellows, leading scholars and subject matter experts–draw from existing Institute research and subject matter expertise to share ideas and insights that inform innovative thinking and decision making as people around the nation focus on a path to both personal and institutional recovery.

Covered topics include the effects on recent graduates, retirement savers, faculty retirement decisions, and how institutional leaders are confronting intensified operational and strategic challenges. New perspectives will be added throughout the year.

Read the briefs linked below for insights on what higher education institutions and individuals need to consider when navigating responses to COVID-19’s risks and opportunities, and ways to promote financial security in the midst of increased market volatility and financial shocks.

Higher Education

The following briefs reflect on how the COVID-19 crisis might influence faculty retirement decisions and what institutions can do in response.

Financial Security

These briefs will consider how individuals prepare for, and navigate, financial shocks.