At Boston U. Faculty Petition for Option to Choose Whether to Teach Online or Face-to-Face

by Chloe Liu Boston University’s current plan for the Fall semester has received criticism stemming from a perceived lack of consideration for faculty, as it does not currently offer an option for professors to teach remotely.  In response to this lack of teaching freedom — which could pose risks for immunocompromised instructors — professors and students each created separate petitions asking for more flexibility in Fall teaching options. These were sent to the administration Monday morning. The faculty petition, created June 10 by associate philosophy professors Russell Powell and Daniel Star, has received nearly 1,200  signatures from BU faculty, staff, students and […]