1. News
  2. Arizona coronavirus coverage
  3. A new normal as students, faculty start the semester
 August 27, 2021 / Modified sep 1, 2021 9:20 a.m.

A new normal as students, faculty start the semester

The fall semester begins with a surge in COVID-19 cases and some adjusting.
by Andrew Oxford

Tens of thousands of students are back in college classrooms this week as Arizona's three universities and community colleges begin the fall semester.

But the new semester is starting with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

For students and instructors throughout the region, the new normal will take some adjusting.

Arizona 360 spoke to students and faculty as well as with Norma Navarro-Castellanos at Pima Community College, which has taken the step of forgiving $2.7 million in students loan debt for some 4,500 pupils.

Arizona 360
Arizona 360 airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on PBS 6 and Saturdays at 8 p.m. on PBS 6 PLUS. See more from Arizona 360.
MORE: Arizona 360 Segments, Coronavirus, News Feature, Higher Education
By posting comments, you agree to our
AZPM encourages comments, but comments that contain profanity, unrelated information, threats, libel, defamatory statements, obscenities, pornography or that violate the law are not allowed. Comments that promote commercial products or services are not allowed. Comments in violation of this policy will be removed. Continued posting of comments that violate this policy will result in the commenter being banned from the site.

By submitting your comments, you hereby give AZPM the right to post your comments and potentially use them in any other form of media operated by this institution.
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona