WASHINGTON (CNS) Tania Tetlow, incoming president of Fordham University in New York, will be the first layperson and first woman to lead the Jesuit-run school.
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Loyola Maryland, other Catholic colleges will require COVID-19 vaccinations in fall
May 13, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many, including Loyola Maryland University and Mount St. Mary’s University, are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools also are mandating that staff and faculty members be vaccinated.
“Our goal is simple and twofold: to provide a COVID-safe environment in which our students, faculty and staff can pursue our mission; and to help protect the health and safety of our off-campus neighbors,” said Jesuit Father Joseph McShane, president of Fordham University, in an April 16 letter to the college community explaining that all students need to be vaccinated –“with some considerations for medical and religious exemptions” by the start of the fall semester.
A health care worker administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a Marymount University student in one of the athletic buildings on the Catholic college s Arlington, Va., campus, during a coronavirus vaccine clinic April 21, 2021. The clinic, which was the result of a partnership with both Safeway and the Army National Guard, allowed a total of 1,174 individuals to get vaccinated exceeding the initial goal of Marymount administrators. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
WASHINGTON (CNS) As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff members be vaccinated.