The mandate is over. Will UM students keep wearing masks? | The Second Look

2022-03-07

The University of Montana officially rescinded its campus-wide mask mandate on March 3, nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down campus. Administrators say the change is due to a rapid plunge in new cases in Missoula. It also comes after pressure on Montana colleges from the Commissioner of Higher Education to roll back pandemic-era policies. On this episode, UM students chime in on the change with their excitement and fears over the end of required masking on campus. The Second Look is re...

The University of Montana officially rescinded its campus-wide mask mandate on March 3, nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down campus.

Administrators say the change is due to a rapid plunge in new cases in Missoula. It also comes after pressure on Montana colleges from the Commissioner of Higher Education to roll back pandemic-era policies.

On this episode, UM students chime in on the change with their excitement and fears over the end of required masking on campus.

The Second Look is reported and edited by Elinor Smith.

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