On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated race as a consideration in the college admissions process, prompting criticism from Massachusetts political and higher education leaders who vowed to continue working
WILL THERE BE A ROLLBACK? Still hundreds a day. But the 812 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Massachusetts is the smallest single-day total since early last November. With that as backdrop, Gov. Charlie Baker continued this week to raise expectations that he will roll back on restrictions.
âStay tuned, he said Monday, when asked what he has in mind, in light of the fact that itâs been reported the Biden administration may relax outdoor mask use requirements. We re going to make some additional announcements here in Massachusetts this week, Baker said. He declined to say more. CNN reported Monday that President Joe Biden plans to update the federal government s mask policy on Tuesday.
Fitchburg, Framingham, Worcester State and their counterparts statewide will require students to receive COVID-19 vaccines this fall, they said in a joint announcement Friday.
Those colleges join others in Massachusetts including Assumption University in Worcester and Northeastern University in Boston to announce requirements before students are able to attend in-person courses or live in residence halls. The Massachusetts State University Council of Presidents said it expects employees to be fully vaccinated before the start of the fall semester.
“Student safety and the safety of our communities remains at the forefront of our planning as we prepare to return to in-person learning and campus life in the fall, James Birge, the president of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in Boston and chair of the state university presidents group, said in a statement.
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 9:46 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021 Every school that is part of the Massachusetts state university system will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they attend in-person classes next fall.The presidents of the nine Massachusetts State Universities have unanimously decided to require undergraduate and graduate students who are attending in-person classes, conducting research on campus, living in residence halls, or participating in campus life activities to become fully inoculated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to the start of the 2021 academic year.The presidents expect that all employees will also be fully vaccinated prior to the start of the fall semester. Student safety and the
By Colin A. Young, State House News Service
Joining Northeastern University, Emerson College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Massachusetts state university system bcame the latest to require that its students be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to campus for in-person classes in the fall semester.
Undergraduate and graduate students who are attending in-person classes, conducting research on campus, living in residence halls or participating in campus life activities will be required to become fully inoculated prior to the start of the 2021 academic year, the presidents of the nine state universities agreed, according to the State Universities Council of Presidents.