<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/spring-2020/sudden-interruption-learning-time-covid-19.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Sudden Interruption: Learning in the Time of COVID-19</title><excerpt>The last day before spring break—Friday, March 6—Westmont held the annual President’s Breakfast in a packed ballroom at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort with Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, who spoke later that morning at Convocation on campus. Students started dispersing that afternoon, some returning home or visiting friends while others served with Potter’s Clay in Ensenada, Mexico, or Urban Initiative in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Chicago and Santa Barbara. A few took advantage of great fares to fly to Europe despite warnings about COVID-19.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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        </image><caption>Members of Admissions practice safety while welcoming campus guests.</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...</description></item>