Stags Return to New COVID Restrictions
It’s the final week before the majority of Stags return to Fairfield, and students are preparing to face the new regulations put in place by the University to combat COVID-19 on campus. Fairfield has...
COVID-19 Crisis Brings Fairfield’s Finances into Question
Though it might seem strange to the outside visitor, Fairfield University’s grass is part of a running joke. From students watching the sprinklers run during torrential downpours, to hearing the whir of...
Stags Come Home: Who’s Actually Making the Decisions for Reopening in the Fall?
With no end in sight for a so-far incurable COVID-19 virus, higher education institutions have been under intense pressure, as of late, to come up with clear and astute plans for the Fall of 2020. As reported...
Fairfield Opens for Fall Semester
It couldn’t have been easy for Fairfield administrators to decide to shut down the campus for the remainder of the semester this past spring, even as COVID-19 ravaged the nation. As a result of the closings,...
Online Orientation Changes How Fairfield Addresses First Years
As we are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of changes to occur recently. One of these changes has been to turn the summer orientation for the incoming first-year class at Fairfield University...
A Message from Racial Justice is Social Justice
Racial Justice is Social Justice (RJSJ) is an organization made up of Fairfield University students, alumni, faculty and staff. In response to heightened racial violence around the murder of George Floyd and...
Resources to Support the Fight for Change
As protests break out around the country in reaction to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. on May 25, many are left wondering what they can do to provide support and assistance to the movement....
Fairfield University’s Delayed Response to George Floyd’s Murder is Unacceptable
For as long as I can remember there has been police brutality against the black community. In the last few years, it has become quite common to hear news stories or see social media hashtags addressing this...
The Fate of Modern Languages and Literatures Under the Magis Core
Between the fall 2019 semester and the spring 2020 semester, most languages in the department of modern languages and literature have seen a significant decrease in course offerings. For example, in the fall...
To Opt-In or Out: Fairfield’s New Pass/Fail Policy
It has now been a month since Fairfield University students were asked not to return to campus for the remainder of the semester due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, students and faculty...