The challenges of responding to the dynamic nature of the COVID-19 pandemic are immense, and we commend the University’s COVID Coordination Group and the UFS Summer Leadership Committee for its work in ensuring a safe return to campus. As educators, we feel strongly that teaching and learning work best when conducted in-person. At the same time, we recognize the anxiety and risk caused by the highly transmissible character of the Delta variant, as well as the deteriorating efficacy of vaccines over time and high transmission probabilities in classroom settings.

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