>> THANK YOU.
% >> DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THE
% UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
% PLANS TO BEGIN IN-PERSON FALL
% CLASSES AS SCHEDULED ON
% SEPTEMBER 2.
% THE IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL
% SWITCH TO VIRTUAL CLASSES AFTER
% THANKSGIVING FOR THE FINAL NINE
% DAYS OF INSTRUCTION PLUS EXAMS.
% THAT DECISION IS BASED ON THE
% LIKELIHOOD THAT STUDENTS LEAVING
% MADISON OVER THANKSGIVING AND
% THEN RETURNING WOULD INCREASE
% THE RISK FOR COVID-19 INFECTIONS
% ON CAMPUS.
% >> WE'VE GOT TO STRIKE THE
% BALANCE HERE BETWEEN THE SAFETY
% THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE TO
% FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS ACROSS
% THE BOARD, WITH THE REAL DESIRE
% BY MANY, MANY PEOPLE TO HAVE AT
% LEAST SOME IN-PERSON
% DISCUSSIONS, SMALL CLASS
% EXPERIENCE, THE SORT OF
% EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE ON A
% COLLEGE CAMPUS.
% AND THE HYBRID MODEL THAT WE'RE
% PROPOSING WE THINK STRIKES THAT
% BALANCE IN ABOUT THE SAME WAY.
% >> AND THIS NEWS TODAY.
% FORMER GOVERNOR TOMMY THOMPSON
% WILL BE THE NEW UW SYSTEM
% INTERIM PRESIDENT.
% GO TO pbswisconsin.org FOR
% MORE INFORMATION.
% WE HAVE REQUESTED AN INTERVIEW
% WITH THE FORMER GOVERNOR.