This is pretty common nowadays, for both schools and companies. You can always turn the VPN off when you're not connecting to school resources. I get why it f

This is pretty common nowadays, for both schools and companies. You can always turn the VPN off when you're not connecting to school resources. I get why it feels a little weird, but you are connecting to the university private network. You always have the option to go to campus to access what you need. Really, you should be happy to have the option to use VPN and work from home.