September 5, 2008

Hurricane Gustav's Toll Is Mostly Psychological

By Katherine Mangan

Four days after Hurricane Gustav unleashed its fury on Gulf Coast colleges, students and faculty members are preparing to return next week to campuses where the disruption was minimized not only by the size of the storm, but also by the meticulous planning that went into evacuations.

Campuses were emptied with lock-step precision—students were bused to evacuation sites at partner colleges, and administrators traveled to off-site command centers. Web sites were outsourced, and