NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Hundreds of Vanderbilt University graduate students called on Vanderbilt administration to offer COVID-19 resources.
As Vanderbilt begins their spring semester, more than 400 people have signed an online petition. It called on administrators to offer different COVID resources due to the recent omicron surge in the state of Tennessee.
Graduate students like at Belmont called on the administration to offer increased flexibility, virtual work and class options, and more robust equipment to protect against COVID-19, such as KN95 masks.
Students at Belmont University held a rally Wednesday to voice their concerns regarding the school’s COVID-19 protocols.
Graduate students will host a follow-up rally at noon on Wednesday in front of Buttrick Hall in the hopes of receiving a response from the administration.
The full petition can be viewed here.