Northern Arizona University will start to relax its face mask policy on campus, university President Rita Cheng announced Friday on Twitter. The university will begin to make masks optional for vaccinated individuals in small group meetings such as shared office space, department meetings and gatherings outside of organized classes.
• May 17, 2021
Evacuations Lifted As Tussock Fire Subsides
The Tussock Fire burning south of Crown King is now 91% contained, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Evacuations have been lifted for nearby communities as 320 personnel work the blaze.
BLM officials say the fire was human caused and remains under investigation. The fire is visible from I-17. Stage one fire restrictions went into effect Friday for the Coconino, Prescott, Kaibab and Tonto national forests.
NAU Loosens Some Mask Requirements, Keeps Others
Masks will continue to be a requirement for indoor spaces on campus at Northern Arizona University, but the outdoor mask mandate has been lifted. That’s according to NAU President Rita Cheng. The announcement comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed guidelines last week for fully vaccinated individuals. A university survey with more than 2,000 respondents reports 91.7% of employees are fully vaccinated.
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Advocates of community college baccalaureate programs have argued for years that low-income and nontraditional college students, such as older students, those who have children or those who are the first in their families to attend college, are more likely to get bachelor s degrees if they don’t need to switch to a more expensive four-year university to do so.
“They’re at the community college, they’re comfortable. They know where the library is, they know their student advisers, they know the financial aid people, they’re familiar with the faculty, the classes are smaller,” said Angela Kersenbrock, president of the Community College Baccalaureate Association. “Why force them to move to another institution?”