Academic Continuity, Teaching, and Grading

[Last updated: May 29, 2020]

FAS Faculty are advised to plan for a residential/remote model of instruction for Fall 2020. A set of FAS committees and task forces on undergraduate teaching has been appointed to advise on planning for Fall, 2020. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has issued guidance regarding funding extensions for PhD students.

The Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning will offer guided and self-directed support to instructors for Fall 2020.

Full text of extant FAS communications on academic continuity, teaching, and grading

Student absence and attendance policies (September 28, 2021)
Contact tracing and cleaning procedures (September 8, 2021)
Teaching policies in the FAS: Follow-up to Provost’s Faculty Policies for the Fall Semester Memo of August 25 (August 25, 2021)
Policies for Fall 2021 FAS department meetings (August 23, 2021)
Resources on effective teaching practices (August 6, 2021)
Follow-up regarding modified return to campus dates for applicable staff (August 10, 2021)
Policies on in-person teaching for fall 2021 (August 5, 2021)
Flexibility for FAS staff during early August (July 9, 2021)
A note of thanks at the end of term
On-campus teaching in Fall 2021
Care and compassion during the final weeks of term (April 7, 2021)
FAS planning for the Fall 2021 semester (March 29, 2021)
Alleviating student stress: measures available to instructors (March 26, 2021)
Reminder: Break days on March 24, April 8, and April 23 (March 19, 2021)
Early registration deadlines for Fall 2021 (March 5, 2021)
Information and reminders for the start of spring 2021 term (January 28, 2021)
Application for senior projects that require January access to campus (November 5, 2020)
Examination proctor requests (November 6, 2020)
Preregistration for spring term instruction in Yale College (November 2, 2020)
Planning for Spring 2021 instruction in Yale College and the Graduate School (October 21, 2020)
Guiding Principles for our Teaching and Learning Community (August 26, 2020)
Reminders for the Beginning of Term (August 20, 2020)
Committee on communal expectations for teaching and learning
FAS academic planning committees and task forces (May 18, 2020; updated May 29, 2020)
FAS academic planning survey - responses requested by May 28, 2020 (May 27, 2020)
FAS follow up-to Provost Strobel's message (May 13, 2020)
Updated summary of FAS COVID-19 policies and protocols, as of May 8, 2020
A note of gratitude as the semester ends (May 6, 2020)
COVID-19 presidential committees on contingency planning (April 20, 2020)
Teaching FAQs for FAS Faculty and Teaching Fellows (Last update: May 20, 2020)
Contingency Planning for FAS Faculty (March 27, 2020)