Princeton Returns to Remote Classes for the Fall
As the spread of COVID-19 continues, Princeton revises plans for fall semester
As the spread of COVID-19 continues, Princeton revises plans for fall semester
The credit- or degree-granting program would extend the University’s educational mission
“We are in an era when many people mistakenly treat free speech and inclusivity as competing values”
‘Where schools and universities have started to bring back students, COVID cases have rapidly followed,’ President Eisgruber ’83 wrote
‘History keeps evolving, and so must institutions’
Critical response to letter gets a presidential rebuke
“These decisions are extremely difficult,” the Ivy League Council of Presidents said in a statement
Half of undergraduates will be allowed back on campus each semester
“It was apparent that many were struggling with the issue”
“This is not the Princeton of Woodrow Wilson’s time”
“What are you going to do with the education that you get here?”
Factors for the decision included safety concerns and travel restrictions
The change recognizes challenges students face in the pandemic
“In many ways [the regulations] took us multiple steps back,” said Aisha Tahir ’21
One thing is certain: The fall semester will begin on schedule