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MASK MANDATE

Columbia anti-Israel coalition says NYC mask ban proposal is rooted in 'legacies of racism'
The anti-Israel Columbia University Apartheid Divest student coalition has condemned a mask ban proposal intended t…
By Michael Duke '26
Aug 2, 2024
GIORDANO: Fauci 'condemned many students to a life of poverty' after glaring admission
Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano appeared on Fox Business' on Wednesday to discuss Former National Institu…
By Adam Sabes 
Jun 20, 2024
SHOCKER: Anthony Fauci tells Congress he's 'not aware' of studies that support social distancing rules that colleges imposed
Anthony Fauci told a House committee that he's unware of studies that supported social distancing rules that were i…
By Adam Sabes 
Jun 4, 2024
'Cultivating courageous leaders who live ethically': New Orleans university brings back mask mandates
New Orlean's Dillard University is reimplementing mask mandates for indoor settings, citing the latest surge in COV…
By Travis Morgan  '26
Sep 11, 2023
Top 5 stories of the week: August 25, 2023
Below are Campus Reform's top five stories of the week. Dive into our quick summaries to stay informed about the sp…
By Campus Reform 
Aug 25, 2023
WATCH: COVID masking returns
Correspondent Jeremy Li appeared Friday morning on Fox and Friends First to voice his concerns over the ongoing mas…
By Campus Reform 
Aug 25, 2023
PROF JENKINS: What to do if mask mandates return to your campus
First, the time to be vocal is now. Don’t wait until mandates arrive.
By Rob Jenkins 
Aug 24, 2023
Atlanta college reinstitutes mask mandates, despite no reported campus cases
Comments on the Instagram post announcing the ove have been disabled.
By Melanie  Wilcox 
Aug 23, 2023
WATCH: Hot Take: Masks reinstated at university
Rutgers student Malik Salem joined Campus Reform Correspondent Director and Hot Take host Kate Hirzel to discuss th…
By Kate Hirzel 
Dec 7, 2022
Masks reinstated for university libraries after professors voiced opposition to previously lifted mandate
Rutgers University announced it would be reinstating a mask mandate at campus libraries and in individual classroom…
By Kate Anderson 
Oct 7, 2022
College mask mandate survey stacked to favor pro-mandate responses
Amherst College announced that each instructor would conduct a separate survey to determine whether their students …
By Kate Anderson 
Oct 5, 2022
Refusal to wear a mask indoors is ‘ableism and racism,' professor states
A physics professor at Northern Illinois University NIU allegedly warned his students that refusal to wear a face m…
By Abigail Streetman  '23
Sep 15, 2022
WATCH: Masking, vaccine requirements back on campus
On this week’s episode of Campus Countdown, Campus Reform Senior Correspondent, Wyatt Eichholz, reports on the cost…
By Wyatt Eichholz  '24
Sep 12, 2022
UC Berkley mandates masks during flu season
Students who skipped the flu vaccine will be required to wear a mask during the flu season.
By Alexa Schwerha 
Sep 7, 2022
​​Texas professor offers extra credit if the entire class wears a mask
The instructor is offering students 15% extra credit, almost the same credit amount as an exam or final.
By Noelle Fitchett  '25
Sep 1, 2022
San Diego State University reinstates mask mandate, flouting CDC recommendations
On August 15, San Diego State University reinstated a month long mask mandate for all students and staff regardless…
By Lena Branch  '24
Aug 30, 2022
WATCH: Georgetown students say mask mandate 'isn't doing anything'
Campus Reform Correspondents and Georgetown University students Jessica Costescu and Katelyn Rickert appeared on Fo…
By Avery Selby 
Aug 26, 2022
Georgetown University imposes mask mandates this fall, against CDC guidelines
GU announced that masks would still be required in ‘indoor instructional settings, such as classrooms and teaching …
By Kate Anderson 
Aug 25, 2022
Professor mandates masks despite optional mask policy at university
A professor tweeted an image of her fall 2022 syllabus, stating that despite the university’s optional mask policy,…
By Noelle Fitchett  '25
Aug 25, 2022
University's fall mask mandate exceeds CDC guidance
American University recently announced its mask policy to require students to wear masks in classrooms for the fal…
By Rachel Kennedy 
Aug 19, 2022
Professor allegedly fired for anti-mask stance files lawsuit
Patricia Griffin, a former professor of marketing, claims that the University of Southern Maine fired her after she…
By Kate Anderson 
Aug 1, 2022
Universities resume mask mandates... again.
Campus Reform compared the current mask mandates at four universities to the CDC’s COVID-19 community levels in the…
By William Biagini  '24
Jun 14, 2022
University lifted its mask mandate after graduation
The new policy took effect May 3, three days after the end of commencement ceremonies, which ran Apr. 28-30 at Roch…
By Peter Cordi 
May 5, 2022
Democrat Rep. James Clyburn photographed maskless at mask-mandatory GWU event
Last week, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) spoke at George Washington University hosted by College Democrats.
By Avery Selby 
May 4, 2022
Fauci says America is 'out of the pandemic phase' as universities continue to impose COVID restrictions
'We are certainly right now in this country out of the pandemic phase,' Fauci told PBS NewsHour last week.
By Alexa Schwerha 
May 2, 2022
Johns Hopkins made multiple COVID policy changes in April
Johns Hopkins University reinstated its mask mandate and semi-weekly COVID-19 testing for undergraduate students ea…
By Leana Dippie  '23
Apr 29, 2022
University of Cincinnati ditches vaccine mandate
Starting the summer 2022 term, University of Cincinnati students, faculty, and staff will no longer be required to …
By Alexa Schwerha 
Apr 28, 2022
Michigan State is the latest university to ditch mask mandate while keeping COVID vaccine requirement
In an Apr. 15 memo, Michigan State University announced that it would be lifting its mask mandate.
By Peter Cordi 
Apr 26, 2022
MI Senate passes resolution opposing COVID mandates on college campuses
The Michigan Senate passed a resolution opposing COVID-19 mandates at both public and private universities in the s…
By Mckenna Dallmeyer  '22
Apr 22, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: University expects students to still 'comply' with professors' masking 'requests' after it ends the mandate
An instructor at Binghamton University continued to require students to wear masks in class after the school’s offi…
By Wyatt Eichholz  '24
Apr 19, 2022
Mask mandates are back on campus. But they go against CDC guidance.
As Philadelphia becomes the 'first major U.S. city' to reinstate its mask mandate, several university campuses are …
By Peter Cordi 
Apr 13, 2022
WATCH: University administrator disrupts Cabot Phillips event until auditorium masks up
The dean of students disrupted a Turning Point USA event to mandate the auditorium wear masks throughout the event.
By Alexa Schwerha 
Feb 24, 2022
Pro-mask protests, petitions continue after Nevada drops statewide mandate
Students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) are demanding a new mask mandate after the statewide m…
By Katelynn Richardson  '22
Feb 16, 2022
Super Bowl masking double-standard called out one month after researchers find 'lockdown policies are ill-founded'
A-List celebrities went maskless at the Super Bowl yesterday, prompting online criticism over how COVID restrictio…
By Peter Cordi 
Feb 14, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: 'He is hungry, isolated, cold': Parent of Ohio U student sounds alarm on quarantine dorm experience
Emanuel Seybolt was quarantined in university-provided housing for three days at the beginning of the spring semest…
By Alexa Schwerha 
Jan 26, 2022
Students describe life on campus under 'health surveillance'
Campus Reform spoke with students in California and New York who detailed their experiences on campus during the pa…
By Peter Cordi 
Jan 18, 2022
University requires masks for spectators, not athletes
The University of Mount Union will be requiring masks for all athletic events this month.
By Leana Dippie  '23
Jan 13, 2022
Students forced online have this message for those demanding remote learning
Some students at Texas A&M University-San Antonio are objecting to the university's COVID policies for the spring 2…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Jan 13, 2022
Professor explains his public opposition to university COVID booster mandate
A professor at George Mason University has publicly spoken out against the school’s Covid-19 booster mandate in a p…
By Ken Meekins  '23
Jan 7, 2022
Duke, Princeton, more universities impose delays, new restrictions due to Omicron
Duke, Princeton, Oakland, and Christopher Newport University all announced some form of new restrictions before the…
By Thomas Ross  '23
Jan 6, 2022
Top 5 draconian COVID policies on college campuses
Here are five of the craziest COVID policies currently on campus.
By Addison Smith 
Jan 5, 2022
Duke basketball 'tenting' tradition changed due to COVID restrictions
Duke University has curtailed the student tenting tradition during its basketball season.
By Thomas Ross  '23
Jan 3, 2022
With 91% employee vaccination rate, UNCW continues mask mandate, 'surveillance testing'
University of North Carolina Wilmington is requiring indoor masking regardless of vaccination status.
By Addison Smith 
Dec 17, 2021
JACOBSON: Students have no respect for the American justice system
Ophelie Jacobson discusses Arizona State University’s decision to reject student demands and refusal to ban Kyle Ri…
By Ophelie Jacobson 
Dec 11, 2021
Stanford students more than twice as likely to wear a mask on bicycle than helmet: Analysis
The editor in chief of the Stanford Review conducted his own survey of 400 students on campus.
By Addison Smith 
Nov 23, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving? Students told to 'avoid' being inside 'unmasked' around 'unvaccinated' people during holiday.
University of Pittsburgh published an article on its website advising students how they should socialize during the…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Nov 22, 2021
Here's what students think about their White classmates being charged $10 for COVID masks
Recently, a MeAnna Durham set up a display at Michigan State University charging $10 for masks to White students, b…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Nov 10, 2021
WATCH: Woke teachers are going viral for sharing their shocking classroom behavior. Take a look at the programs and theories informing the indoctrination.
Campus Reform dug into what colleges are teaching the teachers who educate America's children.
By Wyatt Eichholz  '24
Nov 5, 2021
Anonymous Twitter account encourages students to submit pictures of maskless classmates
An anonymous Twitter account posts pictures of Belmont University students not wearing masks on campus.
By Ben Zeisloft  
Oct 19, 2021
JACOBSON: Our colleges should be places for education, not surveillance
Ophelie Jacobson explains that American universities are becoming surveillance states thanks to new tools that were…
By Ophelie Jacobson 
Oct 16, 2021