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Tuscaloosa: Students across the three-campus University of Alabama System will return to in-person instruction for the fall semester with no limits on class size in Birmingham, Huntsville or Tuscaloosa to guard against COVID-19, officials said Monday. The system, which has held classes in multiple formats since the pandemic began a year ago, said in a statement that current models show it should be safe to resume traditional teaching after the summer break. Millions more should have been vaccinated against the disease by then. Dr. Selwyn Vickers, the medical dean at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and chair of the system’s pandemic task force, said leaders will continue trying to make decisions based on data and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state health agency. “If safety concerns arise, we can adjust our plan; the safety of the 110,000 students, faculty and staff of the UA System re
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University of Alabama says full capacity, in-person classes returning in fall 2021
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
The University of Alabama began its fall 2020 semester, as students hit campus for the first day of classes with new COVID-19 policies in place on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)
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The University of Alabama System announced big changes for the upcoming fall semester.
The three campuses plan to hold “traditional in-person instruction” without capacity restrictions in the fall of 2021, the system announced. The move allows for registration for classes to begin in the weeks to come.
Dr. Selwyn Vickers, the chair of UA’s task force related to COVID-19 and the dean of UAB’s medical school explained the thinking behind the decision.
UA System campuses plan return to in-person classes for fall semester
UA System campuses plan return to in-person classes for fall semester By WBRC Staff | March 1, 2021 at 10:37 AM CST - Updated March 1 at 4:47 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The University of Alabama System campuses plan to return to traditional in-person instruction without restrictions on classroom capacity for the Fall 2021 semester.
The announcement from the UA System allows for course planning and registration for Fall 2021 courses to take place as usual in coming weeks.
“The return to normal operations would not be possible without the leadership of our campus presidents – UA President Stuart Bell, UAB President Ray Watts and UAH President Darren Dawson – who have skillfully implemented the health and safety measures recommended by our world-renowned medical experts,” said UA System Chancellor Finis St. John in making the announcement Monday.