Notre Dame moves classes online temporarily following coronavirus surge

The University of Notre Dame announced on Tuesday that, amid rising coronavirus cases, it will be moving its undergraduate classes online. The school was one of the first colleges this summer to commit to in-person fall classes.

“The objective of these temporary restrictions is to contain the spread of the virus so we can get back to in-person instruction,” President John Jenkins said in an address streamed to students and faculty. “If these steps are not successful, we will have to send students home, as we did last spring.”