COVID on Campus

Temple University announced Thursday that it is transitioning about 95% of its classes online after an outbreak of COVID-19 amid students on and off campus. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle shares breaking details.

In-person classes have been suspended while doctors and contact tracers work to understand and contain the virus’ spread. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher reports.

After a spike in new coronavirus cases at Temple University, school officials paused in-person learning. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle is on campus talking to students and staff about the change.

Temple University will “pause” in-person classes for two weeks after identifying 103 active coronavirus cases on campus, the university said Sunday.

The legal limit is no more than 25 people, but some college students were infected with COVID-19 at smaller gatherings, Philly’s health commissioner says.

Limited in-person classes will start the fall semester at Temple University on Monday as the school navigates educating students amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Not everyone is happy with the plans, however. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports from North Philadelphia.

Schools have varied their messaging to students about gathering in crowds, not social distancing, and presenting a risk of spreading the coronavirus

La Salle University is moving to remote virtual instruction after seeing coronavirus cases at other colleges and in young people.

Drexel University undergraduate students won’t return to campus this fall and will continue virtual learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. The school will also freeze their tuition.

Drexel University will continue virtual learning in the fall for all undergraduate students. They’re also canceling a tuition increase to help students who are struggling financially.

On Monday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced all undergraduate in-person classes will shift to remote learning after four student housing units reported coronavirus outbreaks. Noah Monroe is a current freshman at UNC who said his friends are scared of getting sick.

Police in Newark, Delaware, are cracking down on large gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the details.

Monday was move-in day for Temple University but students, staff and the administration are conflicted when it comes to the safety of in-person classes. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher has the details.