UW System Pres. pushes for in-person learning, while UW cases rise
UW System Pres. pushes for in-person learning, while UW cases rise
As the president of the UW System announced he wants more students taught in person, a warning was sent out at UW-Madison about a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
MILWAUKEE - A spike in coronavirus cases and a request for in-person learning.
As the president of the UW System announced he wants more students taught in person, a warning was sent out at UW-Madison about a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson announced Thursday that he wants most classes to be taught in-person this fall, s
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UW-Madison student Macy Saundersâ schedule this school year has been entirely online â no face-to-face or hybrid classes.
Itâs made for a tough transition for the sophomore, who transferred to the university last fall to study conservation biology, considers herself to be a hands-on learner and has yet to take a class in an academic building.
âIâm just ready to get to actually enjoy the campus and meet people,â she said Thursday after getting tested for COVID-19, one of the only activities that brings her to campus.
Saunders and thousands of other students growing increasingly weary of online learning received a dose of cautious optimism when the University of Wisconsin System announced that it anticipates at least 75% of classes on each UW campus will be taught fully face-to-face or in a hybrid format this fall.
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This year, a week of Honoring Black History will take place from Feb. 21 – 27. Several diversity organizations led by All is One! Empowering Young Women of Color (AIO) will come together to host events featuring speakers centered around Blackness and the theme of unity.
In previous years, People of Color (POC) Empowerment Week was celebrated in the last week of February and served as a time for diversity organizations to celebrate their groups. According to Black Student Union President, junior Sarah Navy, the change in name and emphasis on Black history took place because Lawrence had limited programming for Black History Month in the past.
University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson says he wants 75% of classes to be taught in-person this fall. Thompson told reporters Thursday