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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They were the first to cancel classes on March 5th. They are also the most prepared to continue online. I think they'll announce fall is online with a January 2021 reopening of campus. Why I think they have to punt fall opening is because there's no way they're going to be ready for orientation in June and July. [/quote]
Orientation in-person isn't happening in June and July, but there's an easy fix:  orientation at the start of fall classes, like the old days.[/quote]

How do you plan for full-scale re-opening in August without knowing any potential travel and student-visa restrictions -- and if there are still bans on 50+ people in a room?[/quote]
No one knows right now.  But that's four months away.  We've been home for a month.  Opening campus is the default position.  Online is the contingency plan if they're not allowed to open campus.  I have no idea when they'll decide, but my guess is mid-June, when things will hopefully be much clearer.

Visa issues are a separate matter.  Colleges aren't going to hold up the start of the semester while internationals wait for visas.[/quote]

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