NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University announced Wednesday that it will move to online classes for the rest of the spring semester due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
All classes will be conducted online starting Monday, March 23, through the end of the semester. Friday, March 13, is the last day of the in-person classes for the semester.
No classes, online or in-person will be taught between March 14-22. Make-up classes will be scheduled to compensate for class time lost during the March 14-22 closing.
During the closing, on-campus students should prepare to move out of their residence halls for the remainder of the semester. Students can seek an exception to this by filing an online application.
All gatherings, events, and activities with more than 50 individuals will be postponed or canceled immediately, including the Book Festival at Tulane, Crawfest and New Orleans Entrepreneur Week.
All non-essential university-related international or domestic travel is being suspended.
"As we all work together to confront this pandemic, we should keep our motto "Not for oneself but for one's own" in the forefront of our thoughts," Tulane University President Mike Fitts said. "This is a stressful and disruptive time for our community, but I know that together we will triumph through this difficult period and emerge stronger, better, and more united as a Tulane family."
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