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Pandemic academics by the numbersđź“Š
Pandemic academics by the numbersđź“Š
What the shuck is happening?
With Zoom classes and synchronous verses asynchronous learning, education has looked quite different at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Senior associate vice chancellor and dean of undergraduate education Amy Goodburn provided performance metrics such as GPA, class withdrawals and graduates to attempt to quantify the pandemic's impact on academics.
With the Wednesday deadline looming for students to complete the sexual misconduct, some Association of Students of the University of Nebraska senators voiced concerns about the program. ASUN President Roni Miller said the Chancellor's Collaborative on Sexual Misconduct was not consulted on the particular program chosen, and neither were survivor support groups and campus student.
One day, Sarah Skolaski woke up and ran across campus to get to a class with only five minutes left in it, but this was not a typical case of a student accidentally sleeping in too late. Skolaski suffers from idiopathic hypersomnia, a sleep disorder causing an insatiable need for sleep. Read more about Skolaski's college journey here.
On March 29, Nebraska pharmacies in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program opened up COVID-19 vaccine access to anyone over 18 years old. Whether it’s a double dose of Pfizer or a one-and-done bout of Johnson & Johnson, The Daily Nebraskan culture section collected songs to blare on your way to get vaccinated. The context may be different, but the quintessential college question is now more relevant than ever: Who wants shots?
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