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Testing and compliance are key for a safe semester, health experts say

Health experts said the University's plan is good as long as compliance on and off campus is enforced and testing can be frequent.

By Wyatt Myskow | August 19, 2020

Hasan Minhaj kicks off Fall Welcome Week with Q&A

In the livestream, Minhaj discussed the importance of voting, the Black Lives Matter movement, public health and free speech issues.

By Anusha Natarajan and Greta Forslund | August 17, 2020

Students return to residence halls days before in-person start

Students living on-campus this fall have now moved into their residence halls.

By Wyatt Myskow | August 16, 2020

Crow sends email to faculty on decision to return to campus

President Michael Crow sent an email to employees Wednesday addressing the concerns some have expressed about the fall semester.

By Wyatt Myskow and Piper Hansen | August 12, 2020

President Crow confident in University protocol to reopen

ASU President Michael Crow reveals the University is developing a dashboard for COVID-19 information and is confident in current protocol for reopening.

By Wyatt Myskow and Piper Hansen | August 12, 2020

Hundreds of faculty and students seek delay of in-person classes in letter to Crow

Over 500 ASU community members signed a letter to President Michael Crow asking that the in-person start for the fall semester be delayed.

By Wyatt Myskow | August 9, 2020

ASU releases guidance to faculty on what to do if a student has the coronavirus

ASU released their plans for faculty if one of their in-person students tests positive for the coronavirus.

By Wyatt Myskow | August 7, 2020

ASU creates memorial fund and page for deceased professor

ASU has created a memorial page and fund for deceased professor Junseok Chae

By Wyatt Myskow | August 5, 2020

The Rosewood residential hall is pictured on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at Barrett, the Honors College, on the Tempe campus.

Some community assistants, citing health concerns, quit amid pandemic

University Housing rules caused some community assistants to quit and those who remain are fearful of what the semester will bring.

By Piper Hansen | August 5, 2020

'It's horrifying': Faculty raise concerns teaching in person as start nears

Some faculty worry the safety guidelines in place for an in-person return is simply not enough.

By Wyatt Myskow | August 5, 2020

University says publishing campus-wide COVID-19 data is not ‘useful information’

ASU does not plan to publish University-specific data on COVID-19 cases for students, professors and faculty.

By Piper Hansen | August 3, 2020

On-campus residents required to be cleared for COVID-19 before moving in

Students returning to University Housing will be required to be tested for COVID-19, an email from the University said Thursday.

By Piper Hansen | July 30, 2020

ASU's saliva-based COVID-19 test expands testing in Arizona

Nearly 2,000 people were tested for the coronavirus by the Biodesign Institute in Glendale on Tuesday.

By Wyatt Myskow | July 28, 2020

University plans to punish partying on and off campus

The University will punish students who deliberately partake in events that do not comply with its health guidelines.

By Wyatt Myskow and Piper Hansen | July 22, 2020

COVID-19 and ASU: Here's what you need to know

ASU is working with state health experts to craft a plan to reintroduce students to campus next semester.

By Wyatt Myskow , Piper Hansen and Sam Ellefson | July 14, 2020

International students stuck in limbo

The University is planning to reopen, allowing international students to stay in the U.S. but with the possibility of circumstances changing, many are worried they could lose the life they built.

By Piper Hansen | July 13, 2020