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I think that if
the strike does not end before December 15, there is no realistic prospect
of our getting back to class before Christmas. If it should end before
that date, we would probably resum for a brief period, but it will be the
case certainly that several students will not be able to attend. I am
hopeful that instructors will find a means to make material otherwise
available, since the students did not elect this disruption in their
schedules. It is likely that we will have some Fall instruction -- and
all Fall exams -- beginning in January, but there will be some students
who will have left the University permanently -- graduating, or exchange
students -- and we will need to make arrangements for them to finish their
fall term courses, perhaps remotely. A deferred standing agreement is the
best means of outlining what one plans to do in that regard, and students
can then have a deadline to meet. I acknowledge that it may be impossible
to be precsie about what is to be done until we know how long the strike
lasted, but some assurance to students that they can complete will be
desirable. Regards, Bob Drummond
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