  The work-from-home policy affected people of all demographics and
professions, including students and faculty at universities. After the onset of
the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, institutions moved their operations online,
affecting the motivation levels, communication abilities, and mental health of
students and faculty around the world. This paper is based mainly on primary
data collected from students from around the world, and professors at
universities in Bengaluru, India. It explores the effects of work-from-home as
a policy in terms of how it changed learning during the pandemic and how it has
permanently altered it in a post-pandemic future. Further, it suggests and
evaluates policies on how certain negative effects of the work-from-home policy
can be mitigated.
