Texas Tech University

Texas Tech aims to have students back in fall 2020

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

April 29, 2020

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec penned a letter to students on Wednesday, saying the university hopes to have students and faculty back on campus in Fall 2020. It’s a move leadership at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center is also considering.

“This decision is predicated on the fact that COVID-19 cases in the City of Lubbock continue to decline and that health officials advise us that it is possible to implement a return-to-campus process in a manner that protects the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff,” Schovanec wrote.

If conditions permit, Schovanec said Texas Tech may provide some face-to-face instruction as soon as Summer Session II. Summer Session I will be fully online.

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