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Emergency Alert
UDC Operating Remotely on Friday, Jan. 30

The University of the District of Columbia’s academic and administrative offices will conduct business remotely on Friday, Jan. 30. All on-campus activities, including athletic-related activities, are cancelled.

Campuses will reopen on Monday, Feb. 2.

Staff: Contact your immediate supervisor with questions or for further instruction regarding remote work expectations. 

Faculty: Reach out to your immediate supervisor and/or the dean for questions and further instruction regarding the transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI).  The Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL) is available to support faculty with instructional continuity, including support for Blackboard, Zoom, Webex and other teaching and learning technologies. 

CAL Faculty Support Resources

calhelpdesk@udc.edu 
Virtual Office Hours
Consultation Request Form

For learning technology tools and on-demand faculty resources, please visit CAL’s website.

Students: Due to inclement weather, the university will be closed to face-to-face operations. Instruction will be moved to emergency remote, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. Certain laboratory, clinical, and other hands-on classes for which in-person instruction is a requirement may necessitate a make-up lesson, but every effort will be made to pursue virtual learning to the extent possible. Where synchronous virtual instruction is intended, published class meeting times must be observed so that students’ schedules are not disrupted.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s academic and administrative offices as conditions change.

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

If you have any safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For all immediate emergencies, call 911.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and to UDC’s mission. 

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Michael Dannenberg

Member of the Board of Trustees

Michael Dannenberg

Michael DannenbergMichael Dannenberg serves as deputy commissioner for policy at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Alongside the commissioner, he leads the department’s work on state student financial aid and student success initiatives.

Dannenberg is a longtime senior education adviser in Washington, D.C., having worked with a range of public officials, including former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Under Secretary Martha Kanter, the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the late Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, several Democratic presidential nominees, and multiple gubernatorial candidates.

While at the U.S. Department of Education, Dannenberg led efforts on teacher education, college completion and student aid. During his time with Sens. Kennedy and Pell, he played a key role in drafting two reauthorizations of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Education Finance Incentive Grant Program, the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act, and other federal education and appropriations laws.

Between government roles, Dannenberg directed education policy and budget programs at advocacy groups and think tanks. He served as director of higher education policy at the Education Trust and founded the PK-16 Education Policy Program and Federal Education Budget Project at the New America Foundation.

His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Politico Magazine and The American Prospect. He has testified before Congress and state legislatures and appeared on PBS, WNYC, C-SPAN, CNBC, MSNBC and CBS’s “60 Minutes.”

A first-generation college graduate, Dannenberg financed his entire postsecondary education through grants, scholarships and student loans. He holds degrees from Boston University, Stanford University and Yale Law School.

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