COVID-19, the more we felt we could make strong decisions about what we should be doing in the fall.” Dalhousie students ‘appalled’ by upcoming 3-per-cent tuition hike amid pandemic Duguay says surveys were conducted with students and staff in May, and the “overwhelming” response was that they wanted to return to campus.“It helped us, I think, in establishing a good context to do our planning for the fall,” he said. “So it’s been a busy summer.”And those plans will result in some significant changes for students and staff.The date for classes to begin has been pushed back two weeks to Sept.
21 to ensure anyone who has to self-isolate upon entering Atlantic Canada has time to do so. Students who need to quarantine are being asked to.