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Special Teaching Circumstances

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Disruptions to teaching and learning from things like power outages, wildfires, evacuations, public health emergencies, labor actions, and so on, have become more common. Moreover, on occasion, incidents may occur within our campus community that quickly circulate to a wider audience through social media or other channels. These resources can help faculty members, GSIs, and Teaching Assistants with concerns and questions about how to respond to these sorts of incidents and events.

Critical Incidents in the Classroom

These resources support instructors with responding to student concerns about incidents that may occur within our campus community or classroom, such as allegations of racism, sexual violence, unauthorized use of force by law enforcement, or harassment based on immigration status. This page is designed to help you communicate compassionately while setting clear boundaries in the event that a student approaches you for conversation or comment.


Unplanned Events

These resources support instructors with teaching and learning during disruptions, such as power outages, wildfires, evacuations, public health emergencies, labor actions, and so on.

Addressing Critical Current Events in the Classroom

These resources support instructors with responding to student concerns about incidents that may occur within our campus community or classroom, such as allegations of racism, sexual violence, unauthorized use of force by law enforcement, or harassment based on immigration status. This page is designed to help you communicate compassionately while setting clear boundaries in the event that a student approaches you for conversation or comment.


Labor Actions

This page is dedicated to providing a range of support for instructors when it comes to labor actions, such as strikes, that take place during instruction and may include a range of university workers. We aim to provide links to up-to-date resources for current labor actions so that instructors of different positions can access information, as well as a variety of resources and support for re-organizing one’s teaching plan for any scenario.

Classroom Emergency Preparedness — Instructor slides

Instructors can learn about emergencies and prepare for them by considering in advance how they might respond, and sharing the information in this slide deck with their students at the start of each quarter.

Faculty Emergency Preparedness Guide

A detailed resource designed to empower faculty members and others in instructional roles with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate campus emergencies. It contains essential information and practical guidance to responding effectively to various emergencies that may arise in your academic setting.

Last modified: Nov 13, 2024