Fears over ICE lead university to give option for online classes

Fears over ICE lead university to give option for online classes


Faculty members were told in a letter from Heather Lattimer, the university’s provost and vice president from academic affairs, that they had “the option of working remotely for a limited time due to extraordinary circumstances they are facing,” the Los Angeles Times reported.

Professors can also give students more excused absences and alternative makeup work.

The university hasn’t reported any raids on its campus, now in its summer session. But some students have said they’re afraid to take public transit or drive onto campus because of the possibility of raids.

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On Jan. 31, the university said its staff and faculty aren’t required to help federal immigration authorities or grant them permission to enter nonpublic areas of the university when there isn’t a warrant or circumstances that excuse the

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