48 colleges have cancelled in person classes or closed (as of 2 hours ago)
Harvard University on Tuesday joined about 48 other American colleges and universities in cancelling some or all in-person classes due to the coronavirus outbreak, one of the earliest and clearest signs yet of American life being significantly disrupted by the virus, as other countries have instituted dramatic quarantines and lockdowns.
Here are the schools that have made changes to their academic schedules:
Along with Harvard, other Ivy League schools that have canceled classes or closed include Columbia University (including Barnard College) and Princeton University.
Also in California: Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, University of Southern California, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University and Palo Alto University.
In Washington State: University of Washington, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Northeastern University Seattle Campus, Bellevue College, Bellingham Technical College, Cascadia College, Everett Community College, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Pacific Lutheran, University of Puget Sound and Washington State University Everett.
On the East Coast: New York University, Fordham University, Hofstra University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amherst College, Syracuse University, American University, Rutgers University, Skidmore College, St. John’s University, The New School, Touro College, Yeshiva University, Monmouth University, Rowan University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Sacred Heart University and the University of New Haven.
In the South: Rice University, University of Florida and Vanderbilt University.
In the Midwest and West: Ohio State University, Grinnell College and Midland University of Nebraska.
Chief critics: Some journalists and academics say that colleges asking students to move out of dorms—like Harvard did Tuesday—can place an undue burden on them. University of Birmingham professor Sarah Parcak said on Twitter that parents of college students should consider taking in American and international students who can’t otherwise get home during the closures.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/03/10/at-least-45-colleges-have-cancelled-in-person-classes-so-far-over-coronavirus-fears/#14316a8c4673
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