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UL students seek pass/fail options again for spring semester because of the pandemic UL students seek pass/fail options again for spring semester because of the pandemic and last updated 2021-03-31 23:13:20-04 Some UL students are calling for a change in grading policies because of the pandemic. The pandemic forced many into virtual learning and some students on campus say the grading system also needs to change. Students are calling for a pass/fail grading system, citing challenges that came with virtual learning. Students have started a petition, hoping the university will listen to what they have to say. ....
E-Mail A recent survey of the approximately 274,000 City University of New York (CUNY) students published in the Journal of Urban Health found that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on their mental health and financial security. The population-representative survey, conducted by a team of CUNY SPH faculty in collaboration with researchers at Healthy CUNY, found that more than half of CUNY students (54%) reported experiencing depression and/or anxiety in April 2020, at the height of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Further, they found disturbingly high levels of financial instability and noted that food insecurity and housing worries were strong predictors of anxiety/depression in multivariable models. ....