Postsecondary institutions could use campus co-operatives to solve problems faced by staff and students, writes Michelle Stack, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. The author explains that housing and food insecurity issues were already prominent before COVID-19, and that post-COVID-19, it may be difficult or impossible to go back to “normal.” Stack says that co-operatives are a way that students can access a more affordable education and ensure more money is invested into the education system. The author says that co-ops are also able to better weather economic downturns. “Co-ops provide a place to learn about more democratic and equitable ways of living, working and learning together — and also offer ways to re-imagine alternative business models,” writes Stack.