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Twitter Facebook On March 15, 2020, life as we knew it came to an abrupt halt. The commonwealth of Massachusetts had just issued stay-at-home orders, forcing BU to act swiftly. Dorms closed. Teaching and learning went remote. And all but essential personnel began what would be months and months of working from home. Fast forward a year, and we’re still learning to cope, adjust, and recalibrate.  To commemorate the one-year anniversary, we reached out to students, faculty, and staff and asked them to talk about the biggest lessons they’ve learned over the past year.  For some it wa...

Unprecedented: Lobos describe a year of virtual services at UNM By Marissa Lucero and Rachel Whitt March 15, 2021 March 13, 2020 Three days before University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes and leadership made the arduous decision to further protect the Pack from a virus that was quickly moving its way into the state, a bustling campus-life of 40,000 faculty, staff and students flooded hallways and classrooms - for so many it would be at least a year before they returned in-person. Behind the scenes, the University was gearing up for what would turn out to be a year of unpr...

One year ago, "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was told by her bosses that growing concern over the COVID-19 pandemic could mean big changes for the NBC morning program.

Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for March 17) The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison is offering a $400 scholarship to an Edison resident and high school senior who is planning to attend college in the fall and has a  significant interest in agriculture, horticulture, the environment or ecology. Applications along with criteria can be obtained at all Edison high schools. The deadline for submission is May 12.     The latest newsletter from Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) highlights some of the essential aspects of the various special programs designed to help poor and other...

Jason Koski/Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack speaks during “Employee Assembly Open Forum with President Pollack: COVID – A Year Later,” on March 12. One year in: Cornell’s leaders look back, and forward March 16, 2021 On March 13, 2020, President Martha E. Pollack announced that the university was immediately suspending classes due to the newly declared COVID-19 pandemic. The expectation was that the pause would be temporary and business as usual would soon resume. “And yet, here we are a full year later,” said Pollack during the Zoom broadcast of the �...