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Here are the Boston-area colleges sending students home over coronavirus
By LISA KASHINSKY |
lkashinsky@bostonherald.com and STEFAN GELLER |
sgeller@bostonherald.com |
PUBLISHED: March 11, 2020 at 7:49 a.m. | UPDATED: March 12, 2020 at 8:35 a.m.
Colleges and universities across Massachusetts are sending students home mid-semester as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb in the Bay State.
After initially telling students and faculty to prepare for classes to move online, schools began telling students not to return after their spring breaks as colleges work to get ahead of the COVID-19 outbreak, several of them making the decision after Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on Tuesday.
Colleges and universities say they are working with domestic students extenuating circumstances, as well as international students with visa issues and those whose countries are hard-hit by the virus, to continue to provide housing.
Here is a list of colleges and universities sending students home and moving classes online:
Amherst College
– Classes canceled March 12-13.
– Students to leave campus housing by March 18.
– Classes move online Monday, March 23, after spring break.
Babson College
– Students to leave campus housing by March 21.
– Online classes begin March 10.
Berklee College of Music
– Classes and midterms will continue through March 13.
– Online learning begins March 23.
Boston College
– All on-campus classes canceled starting March 12 through the end of the semester.
– Students must leave on-campus housing starting at 3 p.m. March 12 and depart fully by 9 p.m. March 15.
Boston University
– Classes will move online between March 16 and April 13 on the Charles River and Medical campuses.
– Students are “strongly” advised not to return to campus after spring break. Those who remained on campus during spring break are encouraged to “consider going home.”
Brandeis University
– Classes with more than 100 students move online by March 16. Last day for in-person instruction is March 20. Online classes begin after March 25.
– Passover and spring recess dates will shift to March 23-25, April 9-10 and April 15-16.
Bridgewater State University
– Residence halls closed until March 22.
– Classes canceled until March 23.
– Suspended all university-sanctioned domestic and foreign travel.
College of the Holy Cross
– Online classes begin March 23.
– Students are required to move out by March 14. International students may petition for an exception.
– On-campus events will be canceled beginning March 12.
Emerson College
– The last in-person classes will be held March 13. No classes will be held March 16-20.
– Online classes begin March 23.
– Students have the option to remain on campus through the end of the spring term. The Los Angeles campus has not been affected.
Fitchburg State University
– Classes canceled until March 23.
– Campus will remain open.
– Large gatherings have been canceled or postponed.
Harvard University
– Students to leave campus housing by 5 p.m. March 15.
– Online classes begin March 23.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
– All campus activity and events suspended March 16-22.
– Students asked not to return to residence halls until March 22.
– MassArt Art Museum closed March 12-24.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
– Classes canceled March 16-20.
– Students to leave campus housing between March 14 and March 17.
– Online classes begin March 30.
Northeastern University
– Boston campus to join Seattle and San Francisco Bay Area campuses in moving to online learning beginning March 12.
– Students are not being asked to move out of residence halls, though students “may elect to do so.”
Olin College of Engineering
– Online classes begin March 23.
– Students asked not to return to campus after spring break.
Regis College
– Online classes begin March 16.
– School-sponsored international travel is canceled.
Simmons University
– Spring break extended to March 22 and students should not return until then. Classes resume March 23.
Smith College
– Students to leave campus housing by March 20.
– Online classes begin March 29.
Stonehill College
– Spring break extended to March 17.
– Online classes begin March 18.
– Students asked to remain home. Residence halls open only to some international students and spring varsity athletes.
Suffolk University
– Online classes begin March 18.
– Students asked to make plans to move out of on-campus housing. Students who move out of residence halls will be eligible for a pro-rated refund for the rest of the semester.
Tufts University
– Classes canceled March 13. Undergraduate spring break extended until March 25.
– Students to leave campus housing by March 16.
– Online classes begin March 25.
UMass system
– Online classes begin March 16 for the Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and the Worcester medical campus.
– Most students will not be on campus through April 3.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
– Spring break extended through March 18.
– Classes move online March 19.
– Residence halls will be closed for the remainder of the semester. International, co-op and domestic students with special circumstances can petition to stay on campus.
Westfield State University
– In-person classes canceled from March 16 to March 20.
– All classes will be exclusively online from March 23 to March 27.
Wheaton College
– Spring break extended through March 22.
– Remote instruction begins March 23.
– All students expected to leave campus by 5 p.m. March 22. Students will not have access to residence life after that date. Belongings must be picked up by May 9. Housing petition due by 1 p.m. March 18.
Williams College
– In-person classes will end March 13. Students will go on spring break March 14, a week earlier than planned.
– Online classes begin April 6.
– Students must leave campus by 5 p.m. March 17 unless they receive permission to stay.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
– Spring break extended through March 24
– Online classes begin March 25, will last at least two weeks.
– Residence halls will be closed from March 16 until at least April 4. Students currently on or near campus have been told to go home. Students who are away have been told not to return.