Harvard to Make All Classes Online March 23, President Says
The university is also discouraging non-essential meetings and events of 25 people or more.
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Harvard is asking students not to return to campus after its spring break amid coronavirus concerns.
The Ivy League university is seeking to completely transition to virtual classes for all courses by March 23, when they were originally due to begin after the recess, president Larry Bacow said in a message to the community.
Read the letter below:
The move follows other educational institutions making adjustments due to the global outbreak. Columbia suspended classes for two days after an individual linked to the school was exposed to the virus, while Princeton is moving classes online starting March 23.
“These past few weeks have been a powerful reminder of just how connected we are to one another—and how our choices today determine our options tomorrow,” Bacow said.
The university is also discouraging non-essential meetings and events of 25 people or more.
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