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UM President "Less Optimistic" About Fully Opening In Fall, Exploring Options

Sara Shahriari
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KBIA

Anything ranging from fully online to fully in-person classes is possible this fall, the University of Missouri System president said Thursday.

“I’m becoming less optimistic about the fall to open fully,” Mun Choi told the MU Faculty Council. “Maybe we can have some hybrid. It’s still important for all of our faculty members to prepare for the worst case, which is fully online.”

Choi, who is MU interim chancellor, has said more than once this month, including in a campus email Wednesday, that he expects to return to in-person operations this fall. System campuses are largely running remotely this semester and, so far, will continue that way through the summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Choi said there is the possibility of a hybrid model in which classes that rely more on face-to-face instruction, such as labs, may meet in person while others stay online.

Delaying the fall start date is being considered, Choi said.

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