Behind the Curtain of a Circus Freak Show

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  After a ‘Covid Semester,’ the University of Michigan Gets Tougher on the Virus

  An article documenting the Fall 2020 reopening of UM focusing on the Covid-19 clusters that followed.
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  Covid in the Classroom

  An official UM document describing what students should do in the event of a positive Covid test, close contact, or upper respiratory symptoms.
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  GEO Meme 1 - "Getting infected? Just say no."

  A tweet from an unofficial GEO-supporting source featuring a meme mocking the University of Michigan's Covid response. Tweet text: "Shoutout to UMich Memes for Wolverteens on Facebook for their wonderful work. This meme is a nice reflection of @umich and @DrMarkShclissel 's logic logic in stopping Covid-19. [masked emoji] #StrikeForSafeCampus #UMMakesUsSick." Image text: "Getting infected? Just say no." "GEO is contractually obligated not to take actions that interfere with the University's operations, which would include them getting sick and dying."
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  GEO Meme 2 - Painting with Picket Signs

  A tweet from an unofficial GEO-supporting source featuring a meme rallying support for a strike to force improvements to the University of Michigan's Covid-19 response.
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  More testing and remote learning options for our winter semester

  A letter describing Covid-related mitigation measures and adjustments for the upcoming winter 2021 semester.
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  Most Michigan public universities halt in-person classes due to coronavirus

  Article describing UM, MSU, and Wayne State Univ. transitioning to remote learning as an initial Covid-19 mitigation strategy.
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  Positives, Negatives, and Opportunities Arising in the Undergraduate Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  A qualitative study of 17 college students' experiences with remote learning during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  Practical Tips for HyFlex Undergraduate Teaching During a Pandemic

  An article in which the authors give suggestions to other educators on running Hyflex education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  SI507 Syllabus

  A UMSI syllabus for an intermediate programming course providing optional opportunities for fully asynchronous participation.
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  University of Michigan to no longer send out COVID-19 classroom notifications

  An article describing a change to UM Covid-19 case reporting. UM says their various mitigation strategies are largely successful.
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  With one coronavirus case on each campus, UM and MSU urge students to go home

  An article describing UM's original move to online classes and recommendation that students return to their permanent residences.