This podcast contains comments from the July 13, 2020 meeting of the Texas A&M faculty senate from provost Carol Fierke and faculty senate member Bobby Reece.

If ten percent of Texas A&M's student body does not return to campus this fall, university officials estimate revenue loss of $63 million dollars.

That was part of provost Carol Fierke's presentation during Monday's A&M faculty senate meeting.

Dr. Fierke says 7,000 students have registered for all remote classes, while 60 percent have registered for at least two face to face classes.

Faculty senate member Bobby Reece told the provost he is willing to support a tiered furlough in order to move all classes online.

Part of Fierke's response, was that many students have not thrived by learning at home. She also brought up the 19 to 29 age group has the lowest hospitalization and death rates.