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Massachusetts state universities, including Framingham State, will require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine
FRAMINGHAM – Framingham State University, and other state universities in Massachusetts, will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend in-person classes this fall, joining a growing number of colleges and universities across the nation and state.
The presidents of the nine universities in the state s system unanimously decided to mandate the vaccine for undergraduate and graduate students who attend in-person classes, conduct research on campus, live in residence halls, or participate in campus life activities. They also expect that all employees will also be fully vaccinated prior to the start of the fall semester.
UpdatedMon, Apr 26, 2021 at 5:25 pm ET
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Salem State will join the other eight schools in the Massachusetts State University system in requiring all students returning to campus this fall to be fully inoculated against the coronavirus. (Shutterstock)
SALEM, MA Salem State will join the other eight schools in the Massachusetts State University system requiring all students returning to campus this fall to be fully inoculated against the coronavirus.
All students attending in-person classes, conducting research on campus or participating in campus life activities will need to have an approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to returning to school.
A statement from the presidents of the nine schools said all faculty and staff will be expected to be vaccinated as well prior to the start of the fall semester.
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April 6, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – The 2021 Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference (MassURC) will be held as a virtual event on Friday, April 23. MassURC serves as an opportunity for undergraduate students from public colleges, universities and community colleges across the Commonwealth to showcase their research and engage with peers, faculty and conference attendees. The 2021 MassURC will feature the research of 910 undergraduate students representing 26 of the public higher education institutions in Massachusetts.
Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the administrative arm of MassURC and a co-sponsor of the conference, along with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, the Massachusetts State University Council of Presidents and Massachusetts Community Colleges.