2020 State of the Commonwealth Report

Authors

Vinod Agarwal, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Barbara Blake, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Steve Daniel, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Ashley DeSilva, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Addie Gregory, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Janik, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Nikki Johnson
James V. Koch, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Tim Komarek, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Feng Lian, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Sharon Lomax, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Janet Molinaro, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Brendan O'Hallarn, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Bailey Park, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Terry Parker
Jay Walker, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Hannah White, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2020

Pages

1-138

Abstract

This is Old Dominion University’s sixth annual State of the Commonwealth Report. While it represents the work of many people connected in various ways to the university, the report does not constitute an official viewpoint of Old Dominion, its president, John R. Broderick, the Board of Visitors, the Strome College of Business or the generous donors who support the activities of the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy.

Although our devotion to this work remains steadfast, our enthusiasm, admittedly, has been dampened by the COVID-19 pandemic and the toll it has taken on the Commonwealth and nation. Our work seeks to inform about the road ahead and the nature of recovery over the coming years.

To adapt, improve and overcome, we must understand where we are and where we want to go. Our goal is to contribute to this conversation without glossing over the challenges we face. We want to encourage the difficult conversations to help Virginia improve outcomes for all its residents in the coming years.

Repository Citation

Agarwal, Vinod; Blake, Barbara; Daniel, Steve; DeSilva, Ashley; Gregory, Addie; Janik, Elizabeth; Johnson, Nikki; Koch, James V.; Komarek, Tim; Lian, Feng; Lomax, Sharon; Molinaro, Janet; O'Hallarn, Brendan; Park, Bailey; Parker, Terry; Walker, Jay; and White, Hannah, "2020 State of the Commonwealth Report" (2020). State of the Commonwealth Reports. 49.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/soc_reports/49