Notre Dame switches to online courses to control the coronavirus epidemic

The UNC, with 30,000 students, also began classes on August 10, and by Monday 177 students had tested positive for the coronavirus and 349 other students were forced into quarantine due to possible exposure. At least four clusters had been identified in student accommodation, including one in a fraternity.

A day later, the President of the State of Michigan sent a letter asking undergraduates who had planned to live in housing on campus to stay at home. He said most of the university’s courses were already offered remotely and that would make them all available online before school started in two weeks, with a few exceptions for graduate students.

“It has become evident to me that, despite our best efforts and solid planning, it is unlikely that we will be able to prevent the widespread transmission of Covid-19 between students if our undergraduates return to campus,” said the president, Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., wrote on Tuesday. He cited outbreaks at other universities as a big part of his decision.

Criticism and concern continue to plague other colleges hoping to offer in-person learning this fall. In the past few days, widely disseminated footage of young people gathering without masks near the Tuscaloosa, Alabama campus, home of the University of Alabama, and around Dahlonega, Georgia, home of the University of North Georgia. , raised concerns about students. “Cavalier attitudes towards social distancing measures.

Virginia Tech president Tim Sands sent a letter to students on Tuesday pleading with them to be responsible or risk epidemics like those on other campuses.

“For those who wish to take a break – perhaps by hosting or attending a party with people who are not in your ‘group’ – please do not do so,” he wrote, adding: ” There will be a day in the not-too-distant future when some degree of normalcy returns. “

Timmy Facciola and Alyssa Burr contributed reporting.