FALL 2020 OPENINGS: College Announcements (continuously updated)

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Thanks, hebegebe. Placing Harvard back in the "classes will be primarily or entirely online where I’d originally parked (“pahked”?) it.

UPDATED again, Thur 4 June 20:58

A roundup of what has been announced publicly, either in formal statements or in comments by official spokespersons or university presidents in the press:

Public Universities

Based on public announcements, the following state universities plan to open to on-campus instruction this fall:

Appalachian State
Arizona State
Auburn
Binghamton U.
Bowling Green State
Central Michigan
The Citadel
College of William & Mary
Colorado School of Mines
Florida State
Indiana U.
James Madison U.
Kansas State
Kent State
Miami U.
Michigan State
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
North Dakota U. system
Ohio State
Ohio U.
Purdue
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M
Texas State system
Texas Tech
The Citadel
U. of Alabama system
U. of Arizona
U. of Arkansas system
U. of Delaware
U. of Florida
U. of Georgia system
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
U. of Kansas
U. of Louisiana system
U. of Maine
U. of Michigan
U. of Mississippi
U. of Nebraska system
U. of New Hampshire
U. of Nevada-Reno
U. of Nevada Las Vegas
U. of North Carolina-Charlotte
U. of North Texas
U. of Northern Colorado
U. of Oklahoma
U. of South Carolina
U. of Southern Mississippi
U. of South Dakota system
U. of Tennessee system
U. of Texas system
U. of Toledo
U. of Vermont
U. of Virginia
U. of Wyoming
Utah System of Higher Education
Wake Forest U.
West Virginia U.

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
George Mason U.
Penn State
U. of Houston
U. of Kentucky
Virginia Tech

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of July:
U. of Connecticut
U. Mass-Amherst
U. of Minnesota
U. Wisconsin-Madison

Will not re-open; classes will be primarily or entirely online:
U. of California*
Cal State system
Wayne State U.

  • varies by campus - exact degree of opening tbd

Private Universities and Colleges

Here are private universities that have announced plans to re-open:
America U. (“intends” to re-open)
Baylor
Boston College
Boston U. (“intends” to re-open)
Brown U. (“leaning toward” re-opening)
Butler
Calvin University
Claremont Colleges (“committed” to re-opening; will announce by July 1)
Embry-Riddle (both AZ and FL campuses)
Fordham
Goucher College
Holy Cross
Iona College
Ithaca College
Kenyon College
Marquette U.
The New England Conservatory
Northeastern
Norwich U.
Notre Dame
Oberlin College
Quinnipiac
Santa Clara U.
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee
Susquehanna
Syracuse U.
TCU
Tulane
U. of the Pacific
U. of Southern California
U. of Tulsa
Wake Forest U.
Wash U. St. Louis

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
Boston College
Columbia
Cornell
Drexel U.
Duke
Emory U.
George Washington U.
Lehigh U.

Likely will not re-open; classes are expected to be primarily or entirely online:
Colgate U. (likely online)
Dartmouth
Harvard
Princeton (likely online)

NEITHER/NOR as of Tues 2 June

Here are those which have announced they will pursue a neither/nor, so-called “hybrid” model. While not entirely closed, these should not be considered as belonging in the “Open” category.

Public universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Boise State
Kent State
New Mexico State
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UC San Diego
U. of Colorado
U. of Maryland system (incl. both College Park and the State U’s)
U. of Missouri
U. of Nevada-Las Vegas
U. of New Mexico
U. of Washington
Western Washington U.
Wichita State

Private colleges and universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Adelphi U.
Beloit College
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
John Carroll U.
Loyola U. - New Orleans
Mt. Holyoke
Northwestern
Rice
Simmons College
Stanford
U. of San Diego
U. of Tulsa
Vanderbilt

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https://www.bucknell.edu/news/bucknell-return-campus-instruction-fall

Bucknell planning on returning to campus a week early, ending NOV 20, with exams online .

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Thanks, bearpanther.

UPDATED again, Thur 4 June 20:58: Adding Bucknell, Cleveland Institute of Music, and U. of Pittsburgh to list of colleges that plan to have on-campus instruction this fall.

A roundup of what has been announced publicly, either in formal statements or in comments by official spokespersons or university presidents in the press:

Public Universities

Based on public announcements, the following state universities plan to open to on-campus instruction this fall:

Appalachian State
Arizona State
Auburn
Binghamton U.
Bowling Green State
Central Michigan
The Citadel
College of William & Mary
Colorado School of Mines
Florida State
Indiana U.
James Madison U.
Kansas State
Kent State
Miami U.
Michigan State
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
North Dakota U. system
Ohio State
Ohio U.
Purdue
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M
Texas State system
Texas Tech
The Citadel
U. of Alabama system
U. of Arizona
U. of Arkansas system
U. of Delaware
U. of Florida
U. of Georgia system
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
U. of Kansas
U. of Louisiana system
U. of Maine
U. of Michigan
U. of Mississippi
U. of Nebraska system
U. of New Hampshire
U. of Nevada-Reno
U. of Nevada Las Vegas
U. of North Carolina-Charlotte
U. of North Texas
U. of Northern Colorado
U. of Oklahoma
U. of Pittsburgh
U. of South Carolina
U. of Southern Mississippi
U. of South Dakota system
U. of Tennessee system
U. of Texas system
U. of Toledo
U. of Vermont
U. of Virginia
U. of Wyoming
Utah System of Higher Education
Wake Forest U.
West Virginia U.

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
George Mason U.
Penn State
U. of Houston
U. of Kentucky
Virginia Tech

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of July:
U. of Connecticut
U. Mass-Amherst
U. of Minnesota
U. Wisconsin-Madison

Will not re-open; classes will be primarily or entirely online:
U. of California*
Cal State system
Wayne State U.

  • varies by campus - exact degree of opening tbd

Private Universities, Colleges and Conservatories

Here are private universities that have announced plans to re-open:
America U. (“intends” to re-open)
Baylor
Boston College
Boston U. (“intends” to re-open)
Brown U. (“leaning toward” re-opening)
Bucknell College
Butler
Calvin University
Claremont Colleges (“committed” to re-opening; will announce by July 1)
Cleveland Institute of Music
Embry-Riddle (both AZ and FL campuses)
Fordham
Goucher College
Holy Cross
Iona College
Ithaca College
Kenyon College
Marquette U.
The New England Conservatory
Northeastern
Norwich U.
Notre Dame
Oberlin College
Quinnipiac
Santa Clara U.
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee
Susquehanna
Syracuse U.
TCU
Tulane
U. of the Pacific
U. of Southern California
U. of Tulsa
Wake Forest U.
Wash U. St. Louis

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
Boston College
Columbia
Cornell
Drexel U.
Duke
Emory U.
George Washington U.
Lehigh U.

Likely will not re-open; classes are expected to be primarily or entirely online:
Colgate U. (likely online)
Dartmouth
Harvard
Princeton (likely online)

NEITHER/NOR as of Tues 2 June

Here are those which have announced they will pursue a neither/nor, so-called “hybrid” model. While not entirely closed, these should not be considered as belonging in the “Open” category.

Public universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Boise State
Kent State
New Mexico State
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UC San Diego
U. of Colorado
U. of Maryland system (incl. both College Park and the State U’s)
U. of Missouri
U. of Nevada-Las Vegas
U. of New Mexico
U. of Washington
Western Washington U.
Wichita State

Private colleges and universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Adelphi U.
Beloit College
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
John Carroll U.
Loyola U. - New Orleans
Mt. Holyoke
Northwestern
Rice
Simmons College
Stanford
U. of San Diego
U. of Tulsa
Vanderbilt

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Colorado State - in-person, with larger classes online.

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Carnegie Mellon’s plans seem to be in person with on-line options if needed - https://www.cmu.edu/coronavirus/news-and-communications/communications-archive/2020/june/2020-fall-semester.html

" if you begin your studies remotely, we look forward to welcoming you to campus when you are able to arrive. "

It reads pretty much the same as Purdue’s document, with Purdue in the “on-campus” list above.

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Elon plans to start classes a week early, finish by Thanksgiving, and final exams done virtually.
https://www.elon.edu/u/ready-and-resilient/2020-2021-calendar/

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Haverford and Bryn Mawr both plan to reopen in-person for fall.

https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/bi-co-releases-academic-calendar-fall-2020

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Penn State in person:

https://onwardstate.com/2020/06/14/penn-state-to-return-to-in-person-instruction-fall-2020/

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Binghamton published its proposed plan for returning students to campus. If the plan is implemented, it seems like it could be a waste of money to pay for room and board for my kid who’s in the School of Management as most, if not all, of his classes will be on-line only. The plan states that nearly all classes with enrollments of more than 45 students will be taught online and in-person classes under that limit will be prioritized to first year students, “capstone” experiences, or classes that involve performing activities that can only be done in person. All in-person classes will be offered on-line. The dining halls will serve meals only in take-out form, meaning my kid will have to take all his meals back to his dorm. Students are strongly discouraged from travelling outside of the campus region except in emergencies and violators of social distancing rules will be subject to a set of progressive sanctions.

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I read the Binghamton proposal and it surely seems to take the fun out of college. To make matters worse is the climate which would hinder outdoor socializing during the bulk of the academic year. The only consolation i can think of in regards to Binghamton is that if cases in the area are low, maybe SUNY Binghamton will ease the restrictions and allow indoor eating together and more group activities.

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MIT : The upcoming school year will have a two-semester structure, and the proportion of undergraduates permitted to return to campus in the fall is “conceivably as high as 60 percent, but likely much lower,” according to an email sent by President Reif. Everything that can be taught effectively online will be taught online.

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American released their plan–some classes online only, some part online/part in person but it seems no classes will be 100% in person. Sending students home at Thanksgiving, starting on time Aug 24.

As to housing, all dorms have been made singles and freshman are given priority. That means all sophomores (who are guaranteed campus housing and selected rooms in February) have had their contracts cancelled and now either have to reenter a new housing lottery or go off-campus. The new housing options include 2 hotels, one a 30 minute walk and the other an hour, plus apparently kids are still required to have the school meal plan if they have “on campus” housing. Some juniors and seniors who had rooms on campus are also now scrambling for off campus housing.

It is unclear whether these students who live 30-60 minutes away yet must get their food on campus will have a place to eat as the dining room is by reservation only (most food is take out), common areas are all reconfigured for distancing, and no one except residents allowed in dorms.

Plus there’s the fact that some students may have an online class followed shortly by an in person class (or vice versa), and have to have a place on campus to set up shop. Outdoors will work for a while, but not in late fall or in the rain.

They are having a webinar to discuss the plan tomorrow, may get more clarity and info then.

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UChicago looks to have a hybrid system with about 25% of the classes in person.

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Princeton will announce in July, as will Brown. Both have encouraged faculty to prepare for remote instruction. Neither has said which way they’re leaning. Brown has outlined three scenarios, one of which is remote instruction. I’d put both in the TBA category.

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Thanks to all for the college-specific updates, above.

UPDATED again, Fri 19 June 12:21, with new status for
Amherst College
Bryn Mawr
Carnegie Mellon
Elon College
Haverford
MIT
Penn State
U. of Utah
U. of Wisconsin
Wellesley College
Wesleyan U. (Connecticut)
(No change to estimated status for Princeton and Brown - see notes below.)

Adding Bryn Mawr, Carnegie Mellon, Elon College, Haverford College, Penn State, U. of Utah, U. of Wisconsin and Wesleyan U. (Connecticut) to list of colleges that plan to have on-campus instruction this fall.

(Nb. U. of Utah and U. of Wisconsin could be placed in the neither/nor, so-called “hybrid” model, as their presidents’ statements are a bit ambiguous as to whether most classes will be online or in-person)

Adding Wellesley College to list of colleges that plan to announce in July. (Nb. Brown remains in list of re-opening colleges based on prior guidance that Brown is “leaning towards” re-opening.)

Adding Amherst College and MIT to list of colleges that plan to be primarily online, with relatively little (i.e. <=25%) on-campus instruction, this fall. (That Princeton is advising its faculty to “prepare for online instruction” seems to be an obvious signal that Princeton will be primarily online, so it stays in the same category until this guidance is revoked.)

A roundup of what has been announced publicly, either in formal statements or in comments by official spokespersons or university presidents in the press:

Public Universities

Based on public announcements, the following state universities plan to open to on-campus instruction this fall:

Appalachian State
Arizona State
Auburn
Binghamton U.
Bowling Green State
Central Michigan
The Citadel
College of William & Mary
Colorado School of Mines
Florida State
Indiana U.
James Madison U.
Kansas State
Kent State
Miami U.
Michigan State
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
North Dakota U. system
Ohio State
Ohio U.
Penn State
Purdue
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M
Texas State system
Texas Tech
The Citadel
U. of Alabama system
U. of Arizona
U. of Arkansas system
U. of Delaware
U. of Florida
U. of Georgia system
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
U. of Kansas
U. of Louisiana system
U. of Maine
U. of Michigan
U. of Mississippi
U. of Nebraska system
U. of New Hampshire
U. of Nevada-Reno
U. of Nevada Las Vegas
U. of North Carolina-Charlotte
U. of North Texas
U. of Northern Colorado
U. of Oklahoma
U. of Pittsburgh
U. of South Carolina
U. of Southern Mississippi
U. of South Dakota system
U. of Tennessee system
U. of Texas system
U. of Toledo
U. of Vermont
U. of Virginia
U. of Wisconsin
U. of Wyoming
Utah System of Higher Education, incl. U. of Utah
Wake Forest U.
West Virginia U.

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
George Mason U.
U. of Houston
U. of Kentucky
Virginia Tech

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of July:
U. of Connecticut
U. Mass-Amherst
U. of Minnesota

Will not re-open; classes will be primarily or entirely online:
U. of California*
Cal State system
Wayne State U.

  • varies by campus - exact degree of opening tbd

Private Universities, Colleges and Conservatories

Here are private universities that have announced plans to re-open:
America U. (“intends” to re-open)
Baylor
Boston College
Boston U. (“intends” to re-open)
Brown U. (“leaning toward” re-opening)
Bryn Mawr
Bucknell College
Butler
Calvin University
Carnegie Mellon
Claremont Colleges (“committed” to re-opening; will announce by July 1)
Cleveland Institute of Music
Elon College
Embry-Riddle (both AZ and FL campuses)
Fordham
Goucher College
Haverford College
Holy Cross
Iona College
Ithaca College
Kenyon College
Marquette U.
The New England Conservatory
Northeastern
Norwich U.
Notre Dame
Oberlin College
Quinnipiac
Santa Clara U.
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee
Susquehanna
Syracuse U.
TCU
Tulane
U. of the Pacific
U. of Southern California
U. of Tulsa
Wake Forest U.
Wash U. St. Louis
Wesleyan U. (Connecticut)

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
Columbia
Cornell
Drexel U.
Duke
Emory U.
George Washington U.
Lehigh U.

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce in July:
Wellesley College

Likely will not re-open; classes are expected to be primarily or entirely online:
Amherst
Colgate U. (likely online)
Dartmouth
Harvard
MIT
Princeton (likely online)

NEITHER/NOR as of Fri 19 June

Here are those which have announced they will pursue a neither/nor, so-called “hybrid” model. While not entirely closed, these should not be considered as belonging in the “Open” category.

Public universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Boise State
Kent State
New Mexico State
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UC San Diego
U. of Colorado
U. of Maryland system (incl. both College Park and the State U’s)
U. of Missouri
U. of Nevada-Las Vegas
U. of New Mexico
U. of Washington
Western Washington U.
Wichita State

Private colleges and universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Adelphi U.
Beloit College
Case Western
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
John Carroll U.
Loyola U. - New Orleans
Mt. Holyoke
Northwestern
Rice
Simmons College
Stanford
U. of San Diego
U. of Tulsa
Vanderbilt

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@thibault Current Amherst College student here; Amherst does NOT plan to be primarily online. The students just got an email and an FAQ page saying that most classes will be largely, if not entirely, in-person. It should be added to “plans to reopen”, or “hybrid model” at the very least.

“Once the new catalog of classes is available for re-registration, students will see that all classes have been labeled either “remote” or “HyFlex.” Remote classes will be delivered only remotely. With “hyflex” classes, students can expect that some or all of the class will be delivered in person; however, even if the class is taking place primarily in person, students studying remotely will still be able to take the class… Almost all classes will be held in a HyFlex mode.”

https://www.amherst.edu/news/covid-19/messages-for-students/node/772730

https://www.amherst.edu/news/covid-19/faqs/changes-in-the-academic-program

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Thanks for this new info, ChemAM. Will shift Amherst College to the the neither/nor, so-called “hybrid” model. Q for you – assuming you’re studying Chemistry, have you received any guidance from your college as to how they intend to deliver Chemistry labs using their “hyflex” model?

UPDATED again, Fri 19 June 15:35, with new status for Amherst College.
A roundup of what has been announced publicly, either in formal statements or in comments by official spokespersons or university presidents in the press:

Public Universities

Based on public announcements, the following state universities plan to open to on-campus instruction this fall:

Appalachian State
Arizona State
Auburn
Binghamton U.
Bowling Green State
Central Michigan
The Citadel
College of William & Mary
Colorado School of Mines
Florida State
Indiana U.
James Madison U.
Kansas State
Kent State
Miami U.
Michigan State
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
North Dakota U. system
Ohio State
Ohio U.
Penn State
Purdue
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M
Texas State system
Texas Tech
The Citadel
U. of Alabama system
U. of Arizona
U. of Arkansas system
U. of Delaware
U. of Florida
U. of Georgia system
U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
U. of Kansas
U. of Louisiana system
U. of Maine
U. of Michigan
U. of Mississippi
U. of Nebraska system
U. of New Hampshire
U. of Nevada-Reno
U. of Nevada Las Vegas
U. of North Carolina-Charlotte
U. of North Texas
U. of Northern Colorado
U. of Oklahoma
U. of Pittsburgh
U. of South Carolina
U. of Southern Mississippi
U. of South Dakota system
U. of Tennessee system
U. of Texas system
U. of Toledo
U. of Vermont
U. of Virginia
U. of Wisconsin
U. of Wyoming
Utah System of Higher Education, incl. U. of Utah
Wake Forest U.
West Virginia U.

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
George Mason U.
U. of Houston
U. of Kentucky
Virginia Tech

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of July:
U. of Connecticut
U. Mass-Amherst
U. of Minnesota

Will not re-open; classes will be primarily or entirely online:
U. of California*
Cal State system
Wayne State U.

  • varies by campus - exact degree of opening tbd

Private Universities, Colleges and Conservatories

Here are private universities that have announced plans to re-open:
America U. (“intends” to re-open)
Baylor
Boston College
Boston U. (“intends” to re-open)
Brown U. (“leaning toward” re-opening)
Bryn Mawr
Bucknell College
Butler
Calvin University
Carnegie Mellon
Claremont Colleges (“committed” to re-opening; will announce by July 1)
Cleveland Institute of Music
Elon College
Embry-Riddle (both AZ and FL campuses)
Fordham
Goucher College
Haverford College
Holy Cross
Iona College
Ithaca College
Kenyon College
Marquette U.
The New England Conservatory
Northeastern
Norwich U.
Notre Dame
Oberlin College
Quinnipiac
Santa Clara U.
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sewanee
Susquehanna
Syracuse U.
TCU
Tulane
U. of the Pacific
U. of Southern California
U. of Tulsa
Wake Forest U.
Wash U. St. Louis
Wesleyan U. (Connecticut)

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce by end of June:
Columbia
Cornell
Drexel U.
Duke
Emory U.
George Washington U.
Lehigh U.

Still waiting to decide - plan to announce in July:
Wellesley College

Likely will not re-open; classes are expected to be primarily or entirely online:Colgate U. (likely online)
Dartmouth
Harvard
MIT
Princeton (likely online)

NEITHER/NOR as of Fri 19 June

Here are those which have announced they will pursue a neither/nor, so-called “hybrid” model. While not entirely closed, these should not be considered as belonging in the “Open” category.

Public universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Boise State
Kent State
New Mexico State
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UC San Diego
U. of Colorado
U. of Maryland system (incl. both College Park and the State U’s)
U. of Missouri
U. of Nevada-Las Vegas
U. of New Mexico
U. of Washington
Western Washington U.
Wichita State

Private colleges and universities proposing a “hybrid” model ie online + some in-person (exact mix tbd) instruction:

Adelphi U.
Amherst College
Beloit College
Case Western
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
John Carroll U.
Loyola U. - New Orleans
Mt. Holyoke
Northwestern
Rice
Simmons College
Stanford
U. of San Diego
U. of Tulsa
Vanderbilt

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@thibault I believe labs will be in-person for students who come to campus, but for students who opt to stay home and continue remote learning, I don’t know what their plan is.

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Barnard will be open. Ithaca College starting October 5. Heard that RPI will be open but no sophomores on campus. Curious about Rutgers.