Dear Colleagues, I’m writing to alert you to a few COVID-related updates. I hope that now that classes have started, that all is going well.  I was pleased to hear from a number of you that students​ are generally being very cooperative about wearing masks in the classroom. Masks For those who haven’t yet seen it, I wanted to alert you to the clearest and most up-to-date university directions on mask wearing, and how instructors can respond to any non-compliance, at:…

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Dear Members, With the beginning of term now upon us and the return to face-to-face teaching being a reality, I wanted to provide a brief – and admittedly still incomplete – update regarding the University’s expectations for Faculty members in ensuring students are wearing masks, and a couple of clarifications regarding the email that went out to instructors yesterday regarding dealing with students ill with COVID. Masking We are still in the process of securing more information regarding masking guidelines from the Administration. We…

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Dear Colleagues, Once again, I would like to thank you all for your support, engagement, and encouragement as we have advocated for stronger health and safety measures as we approach the beginning of the fall term. We understand that many of you remain concerned about the return to in-person teaching for September, given that we are still awaiting more details on how the recently announced vaccine and rapid testing regulations will be implemented. The Association is in regular contact with…

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