Some local private colleges — like Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta University and Agnes Scott College — have decided to start the school year remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, Georgia’s public colleges and universities plan to hold in-person classes this fall.
That has some professors concerned about whether campuses can reopen safely.
Hundreds of faculty members at schools like the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University have signed letters to university system officials. Among their requests, they’ve asked that remote learning be the primary mode of instruction at Georgia colleges this fall.
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