Colleges ease COVID restrictions for the fall

Most colleges and universities have rolled back masking and testing mandates.

University COVID protocols
A sign displaying information about a COVID-19 testing location is displayed on a NYU building in New York, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Seth Wenig / Associated Press
University COVID protocols
A sign displaying information about a COVID-19 testing location is displayed on a NYU building in New York, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Seth Wenig / Associated Press

Colleges ease COVID restrictions for the fall

Most colleges and universities have rolled back masking and testing mandates.

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Students across the country are already flocking to college campuses for the school year, and most schools are easing COVID restrictions. For some, this comes as a relief — but for others, a maskless campus seems daunting.

Reset talks with an education reporter and University of Illinois administrator to hear what schools are doing.

GUESTS: Elissa Nadworny, NPR education reporter

Robert Jones, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign