The recently published an article by hospitality professor James Busser with co-writers YunYing Zhong (former doctoral student and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄܿƴó alumna), Valeriya Shapoval, and Kevin Murphy, all of the University of Central Florida. Their study aims to examine the state of hospitality and tourism students’ hope during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also investigates the role of academic program engagement efforts in imparting students’ hope, their academic satisfaction, and loyalty intention to remain in hospitality and tourism as a major and career.