Boston University President Robert Brown announced in an email to students and parents Friday that the University plans to hold in-person classes this Fall, citing increased vaccination distribution.
After Boston University first announced the closure of campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago, students are expressing their anger and frustration over the time that has been lost to the coronavirus.
A non-traditional approach to higher education is much needed right now. If we as students take control of our education and learn from this adversity, we may find our college pandemic experience is worth more than it appears.
Multiple BU library staff members have been denied full workplace accommodations and are required to work in person for a certain number of hours per week.
A lack of opportunities for social connection has left students, especially freshmen and transfers, at a disadvantage this year for meeting new people.
In a setting that normally felt so bound by rules and structure, college classes are now free of any universal measure to fall back on. This leaves students and professors to choose the terms and limits of their own rules.
The consensus for this semester is that it will suck. Based on our trial run earlier this year, it’s a more than reasonable hypothesis. But professors have been working hard to adapt their curriculum and classrooms to the new environment on Zoom. So, how can we as students make the most of an otherwise isolating and strenuous experience?
As Boston University’s new Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation looks to increase BU’s education technology options, students taking online courses are more likely to achieve...
