Vaccine mandates: Colleges juggle ethics and enrollment dilemmas

Hoping to attract students back into the classroom for a more normal fall semester, colleges and universities are starting to require COVID-19 vaccinations for in-person attendance.

At least 16 U.S. colleges and universities – a mix of public and private, large and small – have announced the requirement for the fall, with more announcements expected. Others are incentivizing compliance by offering campus employees a cash bonus to do so or offering vaccinated students and staff the option of going maskless this spring.  

But as college leaders