Harvard Will Allow Freshmen To Live On Campus For Fall Semester, But Classes Stay Online

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home, the Ivy League school announced Monday. University officials decided to allow only 40% of undergraduates on campus in an effort to reduce density and prevent the spread of COVID-19. All freshmen will be invited, along with some other students who face challenges learning from afar. All classes will be taught online, however, regardless of where students live. Students living on campus would live in dorm rooms but continue taking their classes remotely, the university said. In deciding which students to invite, Harvard’s president said he “could not help but recognize the unique position that first-year students find themselves in, making the transition to college in these strange times.” “They have not yet begun to build their Harvard network of faculty, advisors and friends,” Lawrence Bacow said in a campus letter. “Even with the many adaptations that will be in place this fall, we see enormous value in having them on campus in our residential system.” If the same capacity limits are in place for the spring term, freshmen would likely return home and seniors would be invited to finish their final term on campus, Bacow wrote. Harvard joins a growing number of universities announcing plans to bring back only a portion of their students. Yale University last week said 60% ...
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