NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Michael Palm, professor at the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, about a faculty letter asking undergraduates to consider remote learning this fall.
As colleges prepare to reopen, many are leaving the decision to students - that is, whether they feel safe enough to return to campus despite the pandemic.
PALM: It seems at this point to be common sense that it is unsafe to bring thousands of people from across a state that's been declared a hotspot as well as across the country to convene on a college campus. And we felt desperate and appealed to students directly to try to mitigate the worst effects of the pandemic.
PALM: Nearly everyone that I've been in contact with is frightened, dumbfounded, frankly, and increasingly angry at the way that the UNC, Chapel Hill administration has gone about reopening. And I think the - much of the frustration has come from a lack of transparency and a lack of involvement of the various constituencies who are going to be directly affected by the return of thousands of students to campus starting tomorrow.PALM: Well, nothing publicly.
FOLKENFLIK: And for those of you who view this as a matter of public health and as matter of conscience, what's next?
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