The contributors to this volume provide lessons from the pandemic that can help us to focus on what we need to do in and beyond the classroom in the days and years ahead. Together, they also point to the need for re-imagined communities of care, where multiple constituents can participate in and listen to the educational needs of students and their family members, rank-and-file staff members, and faculty both full-time and contingent. The authors in this special issue share their strategies to deal realistically with the psychological consequences of the pandemic, on students, teachers, staff, and administrators.