Faculty
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that NYU has had to ask our faculty to operate in ways they’ve never done before. We’re keenly aware that your efforts take place against a backdrop of hardships and concerns for yourself and your families. Your work is at the heart of our mission of educating students and generating new scholarship, and we are grateful for your dedication. Below is information that we hope will inform you and help you make the best of a challenging situation.
Latest Faculty Message
10/13: Taking Stock - A Look at the Impacts of COVID-19 on AY 2020-2021 Budget and Operations
An update from NYU Senior Leadership on the impacts of COVID-19 on NYU's budget.
NYU Returns: Quick Answer
An email series to answer COVID-19-related questions.
Protective Equipment
All NYUers must wear face coverings when on NYU property or in NYU facilities, and are encouraged to wear them at all times when outside of home. While you should use your own face coverings, NYU also has PPE supplies you can access if needed.
Hand Hygiene
Washing your hands – or using an appropriate alcohol hand sanitizer – is a simple, safe, and effective tool against the spread of the coronavirus. For fall 2020, NYU will be adding hand sanitizing stations around campus. Faculty should wash or sanitize their hands regularly.
Physical Distancing
It is important to maintain a distance of 6 ft (2 m) from others. NYU is reconfiguring classrooms, labs, hallways, and building entrances and exits to help support physical distancing. Classrooms are being configured so that there is a distance of 10 ft (3 m) between students and the faculty member.
Feeling Sick?
If you do not feel well, learn more about COVID-19 symptoms, the next steps you should take, and where to get medical help.
Daily COVID-19 Screener
Members of the NYU community will be required to regularly complete a brief questionnaire, called the Daily COVID-19 Screener for Campus Access, via NYU’s smartphone app or an accessible computer to be authorized to enter NYU facilities.
COVID-19 Testing
NYU is conducting ongoing testing of individuals studying or working on site so we can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Contact Tracing
The NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team will identify and isolate members of the NYU community with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and find and quarantine their NYU close contacts.
Enhanced Building Cleaning
With the return to campus, the University will be implementing enhanced cleaning with special attention to "high touch" surfaces – door hardware, elevator panels, banisters, etc.
Classroom Technology and A/V Equipment Cleaning Guidelines
Cleaning and sanitizing standards and best practices were researched and developed into these guidelines for NYU to use for the cleaning of different types of equipment.
Read more about cleaning guidelines for classroom tech and a/v equipment
Classrooms and Classes
In fall 2020, classrooms will be configured differently to meet physical distancing guidelines.
Student Advising
Students and faculty are encouraged to meet in-person in one-on-one meetings, as long as 6 ft physical distancing is maintained and masks are worn. If these public health measures cannot be followed, the University encourages virtual meetings.
Meetings
Some people hate 'em; it's said some people like 'em. Either way, collaboration is an important part of life in higher learning. In the age of COVID-19, the practice of crowding into conference rooms needs to change.
Building Access
Every member of the NYU community planning to enter an NYU building this fall semester will need to follow several steps before gaining access.
Faculty Offices
Over the summer, most NYU buildings remain closed, and faculty, administrators, and staff are expected to work remotely.
Additional Faculty Resources
Reporting Non-Compliance
What do you do when you observe somebody disregarding COVID-19 health and safety protocols? NYU has developed a multi-stage system for faculty to encourage compliance and report violations.
Remote Instruction Support
Resources and tips on how best to leverage technology for remote learning
Remote Instruction Design
Coronavirus-Related Benefits Updates
Temporary changes to some NYU New York benefits for eligible faculty due to the COVID-19 virus
Work Life Support for Faculty
Support services and resources for work-life integration
Time and Leave Considerations
Guidance regarding time and leave policy changes during the pandemic
We recognize that COVID-19's effects have been disparate, and its impacts on poor communities and communities of color have been especially painful. In our response to the coronavius, NYU is committed to mitigating those impacts as well as ensuring no one in our community is ostracized, bullied, or mistreated due to ignorance about this disease.
If any member of our community believes they have experienced harassment or discrimination, we encourage them to report concerns to the Bias Response Line.
Bias Response Line
(212) 998-2277
Questions?
Students, email StudentLink
Faculty and Employees, email PeopleLink
Urgent after-hours inquiries, call (212) 998-1155
Support
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