President Schlissel Announces Campus WILL Open for Fall Semester

Submitted by mgoblue0409 on June 22nd, 2020 at 10:25 AM

I just received an email from President Schlissel containing the official announcement that campus will be open in the fall. The semester will consist of a combination of in-person, hybrid, and remote learning formats. Classes will begin August 31 and will run through Thanksgiving before moving to a strictly remote format after a nine-day break. This is thrilling for me, as I now know I will be in Ann Arbor this fall. Go Blue! 
https://twitter.com/UMich/status/1275066010404413441

mgoblue0409

June 22nd, 2020 at 10:59 AM ^

I apologize to all for repeating what was stated in the post prior to mine. Evidently I was in the midst of typing as the other post was submitted. 

rob f

June 22nd, 2020 at 11:46 AM ^

In particular, I like the idea of going strictly remote after a long Thanksgiving break. 

Very likely the thinking is that (if successful in keeping the pandemic at bay from September though Thanksgiving) a relative campus shutdown post-Thanksgiving would head off the possibility of students returning and bringing the virus with them in the midst of flu season. 

WestQuad

June 23rd, 2020 at 8:30 AM ^

My Neighbor kid (in Buffalo), who I met yesterday while wearing my M hat, was excited to go back for his sophomore year.   Hope all of the kids can have fun while staying healthy.