Several professors at Ivy League schools canceled classes, excused absences and allowed exams to be rescheduled as former President Donald Trump secured victory in the 2024 election.
of harvard crimson Rakesh Khurana, the school's dean, told students: “I feel a lot of emotions about how this will affect us in the future, and I don't care about other people's opinions and how they feel about this.'' Please listen to me as well.''
'[If] If you do not feel well attending class, you will be excused from being absent today. ”
The newspaper reported that following Trump's election victory, instructors in courses such as Social Science Statistics, Solving and Optimization, Heroes of Ancient Greece, and Popular Culture and Modern China canceled Wednesday classes or made attendance optional. He pointed out that the deadlines for assignments had been extended.
Maxim Boyko, an economics lecturer, allegedly sent an email to students in an intermediate microeconomics course informing them that in-class quizzes were optional.
“As we recover from the eventful election night and process the fallout from Trump's victory, please know that today's class will be held as normal, with the exception that in-class quizzes will not be given credit,” Boyko said. He is said to have written. “Feel free to take a break if you need to.”
Physics professor Jennifer E. Hoffman allegedly wrote in an email to students and faculty that her office would be a “space to process elections.”
“Many in our community are sleep-deprived, grieving once again the unbroken glass ceiling, fearful for the future, and embarrassed to face their international colleagues,” Hoffman wrote. “I stress baked some lemon bars and shared them.”
Quoting an internal email: washington free beacon A Columbia University professor reported giving permission to students to skip classes.
A Columbia University professor reportedly wrote a letter to students saying, “I hope you are doing well. I have been thinking about you these past few days.” ”[If] If you do not feel well attending class, you will be excused from being absent today. ”
Meanwhile, a professor at Columbia University's sister school, Barnard College, allegedly used the election result to offer students the opportunity to “substitute” poor exam scores.
“Recognizing that stress is increasing, [sic] Because of the election results, some people may feel like, “If you do well on midterm 2, we'll replace it with your final exam grade,'' a Barnard College professor wrote in a letter to students. It has been reported.
campus reform Professor Shraga Boller of Michigan State University reported that she canceled classes because President Trump won the election.
Mullet, assistant professor Reportedly affiliated with the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Culture. said On Wednesday night, the students wrote in a memo, “We will be skipping class today to mourn the outcome of the presidential election. As a queer immigrant woman of color, in good conscience, I will continue my day as if all is well.” I can't spend it,” he said.
“This is a huge historical event that we are witnessing. Please take time to be kind to yourself,” Bora added.
Michigan State University spokesperson Marc Bullion told The College Fix on Thursday that campus leaders are “aware of the situation and are addressing it through appropriate leadership channels.”
of Daily Pennsylvanian Several professors at the University of Pennsylvania reported canceling classes in response to the election.
Economics professor Anne Duchesne told the outlet that class attendance was made optional before the election results were announced.
“I thought maybe, [having an optional lecture] It helps everyone pretend it's business as usual instead of constantly looking at a screen and trying to figure out what's going on. [happened]” Duchesne reportedly said.
“I just wanted to acknowledge the different emotions that were in the classroom and honor those emotions,” Duchene was quoted as saying. “It's very difficult to know how the students are doing and what they really think, but my interpretation is that they wanted normal classes.”
Neuroscience professor Michael Kaplan also proactively canceled Wednesday's classes, according to reports.
Anthropology professor Caroline Jones is said to have rescheduled the exam after receiving “a ton of emails” from students expressing concerns about their preparations for the exam, which was scheduled to take place shortly after the election.
phoenixa student-run newspaper at Swarthmore College, with annual tuition and room and board costs of approx. $65,000reported on the reaction to the election results as follows:
As the Swarthmore community came to terms with the news, tons of resources flooded our inboxes. Some professors canceled classes, the Office of Student Engagement encouraged students to use Sharples Commons as a “safe landing space,” and the Department of Political Science canceled a panel discussion scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, “The 2024 Election.” night: What is Justice?'' What happened and what will happen next? ”
As Blaze News reported this week, Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy has established a “self-care suite” in the wake of President Trump's decisive 2024 election victory. Georgetown University tried to appease liberal students by offering milk and cookies, hot cocoa, Legos, and coloring books.
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