302 students choose remote learning in spring semester
By Morgan Howland | February 11, 20212,800 students are taking classes on-campus and about 300 students are taking classes remotely at UR during the spring 2021.
2,800 students are taking classes on-campus and about 300 students are taking classes remotely at UR during the spring 2021.
The Robins Diversity Coalition, created by senior John Cruz, had its first meeting on Jan. 27, via Zoom, and Dean Mickey Quiñones gave the opening remarks.
Yi believes the Warmline could be helpful in combating feelings of loneliness even after the pandemic ends, she said.
Spider Ventures, an entrepreneurial organization founded by junior Julien Wadhwa, is introducing a 10-week virtual accelerator program this month.
Sophomore Hoor Ul Ain had trouble attending WCGA and first-year orientation leadership online meetings on Wednesday, she said.
Bisese, Legro and Hale's email stated the restrictions would apply to all undergraduate students living off campus.
35 University Forest Apartments lost power around 3:40 p.m. yesterday, said Mark Beatty, manager of engineering services.
This is a developing story and will continue to be updated. Additional coverage of policy changes with community member input to come.
As of right now, Boehman has not heard anything about any changes being made in the near future to the coordinate college system, he said.
The Well-Being Center, which will offer a variety of mental and physical resources for students and faculty, is anticipated to open on Jan.19.
The Arts and Sciences Academic Council voted in support of a motion that will move the proposal for an Africana studies program forward.
UR's class of 2024 is composed of 811 students, which is just short of its target enrollment of 815 to 820 incoming first-year students.
Residential students who do not have a car on campus received testing registration priority, followed by residential students who have a car on campus.
Between Nov. 8 and Nov. 14, there were a total of 21 new cases at UR, compared with six new cases between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7.
Former speechwriter for George H.W Bush Mary Kate Cary and Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh spoke about the impact of the 2020 election.
“This is a living breathing document,” president Ronald Crutcher said. “It will be — it has to be updated and it’s not written in stone."
UR returned to the Red Stage of its COVID-19 distancing framework on Nov. 13 until at least Nov. 22, wrote David Hale and Jeffrey Legro.
The UPAC approved and implemented changes to UR’s class withdrawal policy, giving students more agency in their decision.
Spanberger won both of the district’s two most populous counties, Henrico and Chesterfield.
President Crutcher and the director of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Free Expression Project discussed UR's recommended statement Thursday.