(The latest in a long series on how college campuses are dealing with COVID-19.)
I ve been watching higher ed COVID-19 dashboards for nearly a year now, and the recent numbers at local campuses honestly look pretty good.
(knocks on all available wooden surfaces)
I m not kidding! Case counts are way, way down from a month ago. Clusters aren t clustering like they were in the fall. It s clear from the number ofschoolsthat have announced plans for in-person commencements in May that higher ed generally thinks the worst of the pandemic is behind it.
That said, COVID-19 hasn t vanished â far from it. Duke University got swamped by a COVID-19 surge after mostly avoiding it for a semester and a half.Â
The UNC System has put together more than $1.1 billion worth of projects that would repair and renovate state university buildings throughout the state.
Beloved UNCG School Of Music Director Dies Unexpectedly by David Ford
4:54pm Jan 29, 2021 Dennis AsKew passed away on Thursday, January 28 at the age of 56. He had been battling bronchitis, recently diagnosed with pneumonia, and was hospitalized. Photograph courtesy of UNC-Greensboro.
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The director of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music has died. Dennis AsKew, 56, who spent more than half of his life leaving his stamp on the school, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday.
He had a remarkable tenure and a lasting impact on the Spartan community.
AsKew’s talents were many. After joining the low brass faculty in 1992, he soon became known as an accomplished tuba performer, an empathetic and caring teacher, an enthusiastic conductor of Pep Band at athletic events, and eventually an invaluable administrator. He also represented the School of Music at national conferences across the U.S.