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A union representing faculty members at Temple University has taken issue with the school’s new optional masking policy less than two weeks before the start of the fall semester, reports the Philadelphia Business Journal.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports from Temple University’s North Philadelphia campus Monday as students returned to campus, while wearing certain types of masks.

Temple University students are set to return to in-person learning on Monday. NBC10’s Steven Fisher shows us the new rules they’ll need to follow.

Temple University announced all classes will be virtual for the first three weeks of the spring semester in January due to the latest surge in cases of the COVID Omicron variant.

Amid a surge in cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant, Temple University will move to online learning for the first three weeks of the spring 2022 semester, the school announced.

The University of Pennsylvania and The University of Delaware are making changes to their COVID-19 policies. The University of Pennsylvania will be moving its final exams online. The University of Delaware will be requiring students to get booster shots.

New data shows the total enrollment at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities has declined to the lowest level in decades. The state system universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester.

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.