Letter to the Editor: Reconsider Willamette's Spring Break Timing
Submitted by Paul Diller Graphic by Maizy Goerlitz I appreciated Jimmy Simpson's thoughtful column on student burnout in the March 6, 2023, Collegi...
Submitted by Paul Diller Graphic by Maizy Goerlitz I appreciated Jimmy Simpson's thoughtful column on student burnout in the March 6, 2023, Collegian, but he does not mention what is usually the longest stretch of all at Willamette: from the commencement of spring semester classes in mid-January to spring break in late March. Due to a longstanding policy, the university times its spring break — across all schools — to coincide with the spring break offered by the local public school district. That spring break also happens to be the de facto 'statewide spring break' observed by the vast majority of higher education institutions and public and private schools in Oregon.