Schools
Harvard Holding All Courses Online For 2020-21 School Year
The university said it will welcome 40 percent of students back to campus, but they won't be attending in-person class.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Harvard will welcome back only 40 percent of undergraduates to campus this school year, and all learning will be online-only.
"Students will learn remotely, whether or not they live on campus," Harvard said Monday morning in detailing its plan to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
Freshmen will be allowed back in September. In the spring, freshmen will return home and seniors will come to campus. All students will be in single-room dorms.
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Harvard's plan is among the most aggressive for area universities. Most others in and around Boston plan on a hybrid of online and in-person learning.
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"The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in certain states illustrates the difficulty of making predictions, even well-informed ones, about the evolution of this virus," Harvard President Lawrence Bacow said.
Bacow and his wife tested positive for the virus in March.
A decision on Ivy League sports is expected Wednesday. The Athletic reported all fall sports — including football — could be moved to spring 2021.
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