In a letter to St. Thomas faculty and staff Friday, University President Julie Sullivan announced that she and her senior leadership team would take a 15% pay cut from May 15 through the end of 2020. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
St. Thomas sophomore JayZee Brown started a petition asking the university to consider a partial refund of tuition and fees after the university’s recent transition to online learning. Reporter Joey Swanson has the story.
All 2020 summer courses will be moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Provost Richard Plumb announced in an email Thursday. A formal plan has not been made for summer research projects yet. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
University of St. Thomas undergraduate classes are moving to a flexible grading policy for spring 2020, according to an email sent Friday from Executive Vice President and Provost Richard Plumb. Director Emily Haugen and Assignment Editor Jack Stanek have the story.
Four people were killed in a backyard shooting in California, a 23-year-old Minnesota Twins prospect was found dead and the St. Thomas Provost spoke at a recent budget forum. Reporter Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
Tensions rose when more than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members joined administration members in a three-hour discussion following the sit-in demonstration against racism on campus. The Oct. 25 meeting in the Anderson Student Center’s Dorsey Way focused on President Julie Sullivan’s “Action Plan to Combat Racism.”
MacGroveland neighborhood resident Anne Brandrud calls on university administration to follow up on the protocol for hate crimes. She argues that a lack of concrete action could discourage future students of all races from attending St. Thomas.
