Tag: 2019-nCoV

Front Page News Scripps College 

April 29, 2020 12:29 amApril 29, 2020 9:04 am

Scripps admin would ask trustees to veto universal A policy if passed, president warns

By Anushe Engineer, Maria Heeter, Marc Rod and Jasper Davidoff 3283 Views 2019-nCoV, Amy Marcus-Newhall, Board of Trustees, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faculty Executive Committee, Grading, Grading Policy, Grading Systems, Lara Tiedens, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pass/No Record, Scripps Board of Trustees, Scripps College, Scripps Faculty, Scripps Faculty Executive Committee, Universal A, Universal P/NC, Universal Pass, Universal Pass/No Record

Scripps administrators warned they’d ask the Board of Trustees to overrule a universal A policy if the faculty passes it Thursday.

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Front Page News Pomona College 

April 15, 2020 5:26 pmApril 19, 2020 10:41 am

Pomona faculty to re-vote Friday on struck down A/no record/incomplete policy

By Julia Frankel and Maria Heeter 1939 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, G. Gabrielle Starr, Grading, Grading Policies, Grading Policy, Grading Systems, Pomona College

Pomona faculty will re-vote on Friday on an A/no record/incomplete grading policy following technical difficulties at Wednesday’s meeting.

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Front Page News Pomona College 

April 15, 2020 2:09 pmApril 19, 2020 10:41 am

Pomona delays decision on grading policy, votes down A/no record/incomplete option

By Julia Frankel and Maria Heeter 2304 Views 2019-nCoV, ASPC, Associated Students of Pomona College, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Grading, Grading Policies, Grading Policy, Grading Systems, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pomona College, Universal P/NC, Universal Pass

Pomona faculty voted down an A/no record/incomplete coronavirus grading policy, but otherwise failed to come to a consensus on a new policy.

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Editorial Board Front Page Opinions 

April 15, 2020 1:18 pmApril 19, 2020 10:41 am

EDITORIAL BOARD: Pomona shutting out students, reporters from faculty grading meeting is unacceptable

By Editorial Board 2555 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Editorial Board, Faculty, Faculty Executive Committee, Faculty Meeting, G. Gabrielle Starr, Grading, Grading Policies, Novel Coronavirus, Pomona College

Pomona barred students and reporters from a faculty meeting to decide coronavirus grading policy. This is unacceptable.

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Front Page News Scripps College 

April 13, 2020 10:10 amApril 19, 2020 10:41 am

Scripps announces new grading policy; students can opt in to pass/fail before May 6

By Maria Heeter and Marc Rod 2366 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Grading, Grading Policies, Grading Systems, Novel Coronavirus, Pass/Fail, Scripps College

Scripps College students will have until May 6 to opt into pass/fail grading under a policy prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Front Page News Pitzer College 

April 10, 2020 3:55 pmApril 19, 2020 10:41 am

Pitzer announces details of spring pass/no credit grading policy; students can request letter grade until May 15

By Marc Rod 2109 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Grading, Grading Policies, Grading Systems, Novel Coronavirus, Pitzer College

Pitzer students will have until May 15 to request a letter grade for their spring 2020 courses, which will be graded pass/fail by default.

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Front Page Harvey Mudd College News 

April 10, 2020 3:26 pmApril 19, 2020 10:42 am

Harvey Mudd extends P/NC deadline due to COVID-19; students can opt-in after receiving final grades

By Maria Heeter, Hank Snowdon and Marc Rod 2080 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Grading, Grading Polices, Grading Systems, Harvey Mudd College, Novel Coronavirus, Pass/No, Pass/No Credit

Harvey Mudd will allow students to see their final semester grades before its new pass/no credit grading deadline due to the coronavirus.

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Front Page News Pitzer College 

April 4, 2020 2:58 pmApril 19, 2020 10:42 am

Pitzer to implement automatic pass/no credit grading with letter grades optional

By Marc Rod and Maria Heeter 2968 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Grading, Novel Coronavirus, Pitzer College

Pitzer College will be implementing an automatic pass/no credit grading policy for the semester, with an option to receive a letter grade.

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Front Page News Pitzer College 

April 2, 2020 6:42 pmApril 19, 2020 10:42 am

Pitzer College summer session to move online

By Marc Rod 1613 Views 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus, Pitzer College, Pitzer Summer Session

Pitzer College’s 2020 summer session is moving online this summer and reducing tuition in response to the coronavirus.

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Front Page News Pomona College 

March 30, 2020 3:46 pmApril 19, 2020 10:42 am

Pomona College moves 2020 commencement to the fall

By Marc Rod 2688 Views 2019-nCoV, Commencement, Commencement 2020, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Graduation, Novel Coronavirus, Pomona College, Pomona College Commencement

Pomona College moved its 2020 commencement ceremony to the fall semester in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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