Tag: in-person classes

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West Virginia U Suspends In-Person Classes After Increase in Cases and Holiday Weekend Parties

West Virginia University is suspending in-person classes at its main campus in Morgantown through Sept. 25 following a recent spike in COVID-19 infections among students there, reports NBC news. All courses, besides graduate-level and professional courses, will be online during that period. According to university officials, the decision was in direct response to both the […]

September 8, 2020

COVID-19

Most Americans Don’t Believe It’s Safe for K-12 Students To Return to In-Person Classes, Finds Survey

Most Americans do not believe it is safe for K-12 students to return to in-person classes this fall, found an ongoing national survey conducted by The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The consortium is comprised of researchers from four universities: Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers. According to the survey, only […]

August 19, 2020

African-American

Global Manufacturer of COVID-19 Test Kits Partners with HBCUs to Ensure Safe Return to Campus

On Wednesday, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest maker of scientific tools, announced a project to support testing, at no-cost, to the nation’s HBCUs, including establishing national HBCU testing centers to process COVID-19 tests and provide timely results throughout the academic year.

August 12, 2020

COVID-19

Boston U Faculty Petition to Make Fall In-Person Teaching Optional

More than 1,200 faculty, students and alumni of Boston University have signed a faculty petition created last week to make in-person teaching optional this coming fall semester for the safety of teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate petition has been created by students as well, in support of this faculty demand. Both […]

June 16, 2020

COVID-19

As U.S. Schools Face Difficult Choice, Cambridge U Goes Fully Online Until Summer 2021

While U.S. institutions debate whether to open campus for in-person instruction, remain fully online or adopt a hybrid of the two this coming fall, across the pond, Cambridge University has announced all of its lectures will be online-only until summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported the BBC. “Given that it is likely that […]

May 20, 2020

COVID-19

Poll: 65% of Students Would Attend In-Person Classes Even Without Vaccine

A majority of students would attend in-person classes if colleges and universities reopened as normal for fall 2020 even without the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll by Axios/College Reaction. The poll also showed that 81% of students said their college must reduce tuition by at least 5%. The poll surveyed […]

May 14, 2020

COVID-19

What Dr. Fauci Says About Students Returning to Campuses in the Fall

The prospect of a COVID-19 vaccine by colleges’ fall reopening time is “a bridge too far,’ said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s preeminent infectious diseases expert, at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, reported The Boston Globe. At the hearing, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander asked Dr. Fauci, a key member of the president’s coronavirus task force, […]

May 12, 2020

COVID-19

U of Tennessee System Plans for In-Person Fall Classes on All Campuses

The University of Tennessee system is planning for in-person classes on all campuses this coming fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, reported WATE. “If the outside conditions change, if local or state governments change directions, then we will have to reevaluate, but we are planning on classes in the fall,” said university president Randy Boyd. He […]

May 7, 2020

COVID-19

Texas State Technical College to Resume Some In-Person Classes on Monday

Texas State Technical College announced yesterday that it will resume in-person classes for some students on Monday, May 4, amid the coronavirus pandemic. These classes will resume at the college’s 10 campuses, reported the Waco Tribune-Herald, which added that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has authorized the return of students if they are in […]

April 30, 2020

COVID-19

Three More Universities Announce Face-to-Face Fall Semester

Three more universities have announced they plan to reopen for the fall semester with in-person classes, campus housing and dining facilities, and with enhanced coronavirus protection protocols. Washburn University, based in Topeka, Kansas, said it plans to take extra steps for the safety of everyone on campus and will institute appropriate social distancing and enhanced […]

April 29, 2020

COVID-19

Cal Maritime Academy to Resume Limited In-Person Classes in May

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, California Maritime State University Academy (Cal Maritime) has received permission to resume limited in-person classes for this semester, starting in May, reported the Associated Press. The academy also hopes it can send 350 students and staff on its annual summer training cruise, which is a graduation requirement for cadets, said the […]

April 29, 2020

COVID-19

Oklahoma University Considers Staying Online Through Spring 2021

Oklahoma University (OU)  is considering keeping classes online not just during next fall but also for next spring, that is, spring 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported campus newspaper OU Daily. However, OU still hasn’t yet decided how it will conduct even the upcoming fall semester. The options being considered are returning to in-person […]

April 14, 2020