The University of Nebraska-Lincolnâs Faculty Senate approved a resolution on Dec. 1 encouraging faculty to consider curricular adjustments for the spring 2021 semester. Both the Faculty Senate and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska have been advocating for changes to help the UNL community amid the continued pandemic, though the two differ in their approaches. The Faculty Senate resolution stated that eliminating breaks and condensing curricula in the fall semester led to heightened stress for both students and faculty in the fall semester. The semester was shortened in the fall, removing breaks to discourage travel. The spring semester schedule was similarly compressed in October, eliminating spring break and beginning instead on Jan. 25.Â