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On Nov. 9, the State University of New York at Albany (UAlbany) announced that all academic classes would change to a remote format, cutting the in-person fall semester short by two weeks. This action follows a COVID-19 outbreak within the student body and rising case numbers in the surrounding area.
Middlebury College removed 22 students who had gathered at two separate 15- and 16-person parties last month, suggesting that the students had violated the college’s gathering limits and social distancing protocols. Not everybody present at the parties was removed, as some of the students had left the building before Middlebury’s officers could request identification.
Over the past month, many of the College’s peer institutions have announced their plans on whether or how to return to campus for the fall semester. President Maud S. Mandel committed to making an announcement about the College’s plans by July 1, and as that date draws near, the Chronicle of Higher Education has compiled a list of the plans released by over 1,000 colleges and universities. According to their tracker as of Tuesday night, 64 percent of colleges are planning for an in-person semester, 16 percent are proposing a hybrid model, 7 percent are considering a range of scenarios, 8 percent of are planning for an online semester and 5 percent still waiting to decide.
California State University, the largest public four-year university system in the country, announced yesterday that it will hold most classes online this fall.
In Other Ivory Towers is the Record’s look at colleges and universities outside the Purple Bubble. This week, we are covering other NESCAC schools’ grading policies in light of decisions to transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of publication, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton and Trinity had not yet announced changes to grading systems. Here’s what other NESCACs decided:
Universal pass/fail
Yesterday, President of the College Maud S. Mandel announced that Williams will transition to a universal pass/fail system for all students in all courses.
This week, colleges and universities across the U.S. cancelled classes due to the spread of the coronavirus.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, 52,600 students from U.S. colleges studied in China, Italy and South Korea, according to the International Institute of Education, and numbers in more recent years are likely to be similar. However, colleges around the country have recently faced difficult decisions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that has affected several popular study-abroad locations.
In Other Ivory Towers is the Record’s look at colleges and universities outside the Purple Bubble.
In Other Ivory Towers is the Record’s look at colleges and universities outside the Purple Bubble.
Colorado State University-Pueblo offers cannabis major
Colorado State University-Pueblo will be offering a four-year bachelor of science in cannabis biology and chemistry (CBC) beginning next fall, the Colorado Department of Higher Education announced in a Facebook post on Feb. 7.
CSU-Pueblo is one of the first institutions in the nation to have a cannabis-related major.
In Other Ivory Towers is the Record’s look at colleges and universities outside the Purple Bubble.
Harvard and Georgetown Universities
On Feb. 4, the faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard University voted overwhelmingly to push for divestment from fossil fuel companies.
In Other Ivory Towers is the Record’s look at colleges and universities outside the Purple Bubble. In the past several weeks, two universities have weathered controversy over interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Harvard University
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s daily student newspaper, is facing criticism over its decision to request comment from ICE for a Sept.
