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List: Major universities suspending in-person classes amid coronavirus fears

Posted at 4:02 PM, Mar 10, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-12 12:36:09-04

In the last several days, dozens of major universities have decided to cancel in-person classes as coronavirus fears spread nationwide. The number of cases have jumped in recent days as testing is becoming available across the US.

Universities are opting to conduct classes online. Some have said that in-person classes will continue on an indefinite basis, while other universities are planning on shutting down classrooms for several weeks.

This is due to health officials recommending that the public avoid close social contact as they try to get a handle on the virus spreading nationally.

Here is a list of Division I universities canceling in-person classes:

Arizona:

Arizona State University

California:

University of California-Berkeley
University of California – San Diego
Loyola Marymount University
San Jose University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
UCLA
USC

Colorado:

University of Colorado - Boulder

Connecticut:

Quinnipiac University
Sacred Heart University

D.C.:

American University
Georgetown University

Florida:

Florida State University
University of Florida
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
University of West Florida
University of Central Florida
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Atlantic University
New College of Florida

Indiana:

Ball State University
Indiana University
University of Notre Dame
Purdue University

Iowa:

University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa

Kentucky:

University of Kentucky
University of Louisville

Maryland:

Coppin State University
University of Maryland
Towson Unviersity

Massachusetts:

Boston University
Harvard
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Northeastern University

Michigan:

Central Michigan University
University of Michigan

Missouri:

Saint Louis University

Nebraska:

University of Nebraska

New Jersey:

Monmouth University
NJIT
Princeton University
Rutgers University
Seton Hall

New York:

Columbia University
Cornell University
Fordham University
Hofstra University
Iona College
Manhattan College
St. John’s University
Syracuse University

North Carolina:

Duke University

Ohio:

Bowling Green State University
University of Cincinnati
Kent State University
Miami University
Ohio University
Ohio State University
University of Toledo
Wright State University
Xavier University
Youngstown State University

Tennessee:

Vanderbilt University

Texas:

Rice University

Vermont:

University of Vermont

Virginia:

University of Virginia

Washington:

Seattle University
University of Washington

Wisconsin:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Madison