The University has not begun furloughs or layoffs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a spokesperson.
The chair of the Faculty Senate said the extension will be especially beneficial to faculty whose research has been disrupted by the current pandemic.
The University has not made a decision about its operating schedule in the fall.
The initial announcement prompted outcry among many graduating fourth-year students, and a petition to postpone Final Exercises has garnered over 6,200 signatures as of press time.
Students will automatically be transitioned into the Credit/General Credit/No Credit option April 24 at 8:00 am. Students will then have the option to decide to take the course for a grade. This option will be available to them until April 28 at 8:00 am.
The new committee spent the meeting as an introduction and opportunity to discuss how the term will look.
Harvard Medical School plans to only accept pass/fail coursework if a student’s institution has instituted a universal pass/fail system.
The statement announced a salary freeze for all University employees through the 2021 fiscal year, meaning there will be no merit increases for employee salaries.
New Honor chair Ryan Keane said in an interview with The Cavalier Daily that Honor is currently working on policy changes to protect students facing Honor charges due to rent disputes.
Construction is slated to be completed near the end of April, while the public dedication is postponed indefinitely.
The term officially ended April 5 with the transition of leadership from fourth-year College student Ellie Brasacchio to third-year College student Ellen Yates as president.
“These Confederate monuments and other symbols of the Lost Cause should no longer control the narrative. No more odes to white supremacy and oppression," first-year College student Zyahna Bryant said in a press release sent out by Take ‘Em Down Cville.
Grullon, who hails from the Bronx in New York City, said that she never planned on coming to the University, but after she attended a Young Alumni Reunion with her brother, 2013 College graduate, and financial aid worked out, she found herself in Charlottesville.
The Honors Politics program was the most competitive pool and had seven more applicants than last year, accepting just six students out of 30 applicants.
For the past two to three weeks, there has been a gradual increase in new requests for services as many students seek support.
Vaidhyanathan started the fund after responding to a Twitter post from first-year College student Zyahna Bryant, in which she pledged to give part of her housing and dining refund from the University to support contracted workers.
Previously, students were required to obtain their instructor’s permission in order to take classes CR/NC.
The University is establishing a way for employees of the University to donate directly to the emergency fund.
Some students will be relocated into apartments with belongings still inside.
Seven members of the Student Council sponsored the resolution, including Isabella Liu, Chair of the Representative Body and second-year College student, who authored the legislation.
