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Count Stockton University in New Jersey as well as the University of Delaware and Delaware State University among the colleges calling on students to get vaccinated.

Admitted students to Arcadia University got an opportunity to visit the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, campus over the weekend, but due to coronavirus it was a drive-up affair.

Philadelphia’s Temple University is planning on holding on-campus learning for the fall semester. Temple credits its aggressive coronavirus testing program and other measures for slowing the spread of COVID-19.

NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante has details about changes at the University of Delaware and Penn State’s plans for upcoming semesters as colleges continue to deal with coronavirus’ impact on campuses.

NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante reports on Temple University’s aggressive coronavirus testing program. Temple feels that that regular testing is reminding students to practice pillars of safety. In the spring semester, fewer students are testing positive for COVID-19 than in the fall, the university said.

Temple University is delaying the start of its spring semester and as a result cancelling spring break as it deals with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Temple University is delaying the start of the spring semester to allow for extra time for students who left campus a full two weeks to self-quarantine away from the school before returning. The North Philadelphia university canceled spring break to allow for the coronavirus-related schedule change.

Coronavirus cases are spiking at Rowan University with the number rising to 190 since August. NBC10’s Cydney Long speaks to concerned neighbors.

Many parents decided to move their children out of Temple University dorms this weekend to take advantage of a reimbursement for meal plans and room and board. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

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.

A COVID-19 spike hit on campus shortly after the semester began. The school initially paused in-person learning for two weeks, but Thursday extended that ban for the rest of the fall semester.

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 students weren’t surprised to hear that classes would be online for at least two weeks after the school diagnosed more than 100 cases on campus. Temple administrators blamed the jump on social gatherings off campus. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

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.

Temple University opened the fall semester on Monday, but a major Zoom outage forced the school to cancel morning virtual classes. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.

Zoom was “all systems operational” Monday afternoon after the massive online meeting platform experienced a morning outage just as some colleges were set to begin fall classes. The partial outage affected Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinars, according to the company’s status page. “We have identified the issue causing users to be unable to authenticate to the Zoom website (zoom.us)...

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.

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.