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This spreadsheet (created with the help of some generous colleagues) shows that 100% of the top 20 @usnews public universities -- OTHER THAN @GeorgiaTech and @universityofga -- will require face masks on campus in Fall 2020. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_j8bPnuS97DC3YcituOWQP_aEx7H_ASj3lzmG_c_92M/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadshe... @ajc @BORUSG @MrMikeVasquez
Another metric by which UGA measures itself is our list of "peer" and "aspirational" institutions, which is linked in the document. 100% of our peer institutions are requiring face masks, with one slight question mark for @michiganstateu but my guess is they will.
The only one of our aspirational institutions that is not requiring face masks on campus is the University of Minnesota. So that& #39;s 8/9 yes, including Michigan, Virginia, UNC, Wisconsin. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_j8bPnuS97DC3YcituOWQP_aEx7H_ASj3lzmG_c_92M/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadshe...
Why are we so out of sync? I have NO idea. Let me also mention that all of our surrounding state public universities, including those in very red states, are requiring masks on campus -- Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida.
So far, the @BORUSG has given no coherent explanation for their decision, which not only says we can& #39;t require them, but also forbids individual campuses or individual faculty from having our own campus / classroom policy.
I hope the Board of Regents will reverse their decision, and in the meantime, I hope that reporters will continue to press for better answers. @ajc @AJCGetSchooled @MrMikeVasquez @chronicle @insidehighered @11AliveNews @FlagpoleMag @onlineathens @GaDPH @CDCgov
Also, a big shout-out to the @universityofga student newspaper @redandblack , which has been doing some excellent reporting on this topic and hopefully will continue to press for better answers. @JacquelineGaNun
(For those who don& #39;t know why Georgia Tech and UGA would have the same policy, there is one governing body for ALL the public colleges and universities in the state of Georgia: The University System of GA. This "masks not required" policy is theirs. https://www.usg.edu/institutions/ ">https://www.usg.edu/instituti...
Hereâs a petition that any student, faculty, staff, or family member of someone in the @BORUSG can sign. https://www.change.org/p/the-georgia-board-of-regents-safer-and-more-equitable-higher-education-in-fall">https://www.change.org/p/the-geo...
