UCLA to cancel most in-person classes until early April to protect against coronvirus
USC and UCLA announced Tuesday that they will cancel most in-person classes for weeks and move instruction online, joining the rising number of colleges and universities to limit classes, campus gatherings and travel to fight the global spread of the novel coronavirus.
UCLA announced Tuesday that the Westwood campus of 44,300 students would continue remote instruction until early April and then reassess. No campus member has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and three students who self-quarantined. But officials said they wanted to take proactive measures to protect public health and safety.
USC will take classes online after spring break, from March 22-29, and is encouraging students not to return to campus during this time. All university-sponsored events beginning Wednesday through March 29 will be canceled or postponed. Academic performances and recitals will go on, but attendance will be limited to students’ families. Intercollegiate athletic events will also go on, but without spectators during this time. There are no cases of COVID-19 at USC.
UCLA is the largest of 10 University of California campuses and the fourth to suspend in-person classes, joining UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UC San Diego. UCLA officials had told students during a livestreamed meeting Monday evening that it was premature to think about closing dorms and residential dining halls. The administration’s priority was to finish the winter quarter while paying attention to local and federal health officials.
In the California State University system, San Jose State and San Francisco State have announced similar measures, as has the private Santa Clara University. Dozens of other universities and colleges across the nation have announced since Monday that they, too, would shift to online classes, including Harvard, Princeton, Amherst and New York University. Several universities have urged students not to return to campus after spring break.
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