Can we go back to school?

Published July 10, 2020 3:00am ET



Harvard University announced this month that it will not hold in-person classes for the 2020-2021 academic year and will instead meet online due to the coronavirus pandemic. But here’s the catch: Students will be required to pay full tuition anyway.

The school will allow 40% of its student body, mostly freshmen, to return to campus this fall for a brief orientation. Those students will then transition to distance learning along with the rest of the student body. And in the spring, seniors will be allowed to return to campus for graduation. On top of this, the students among that 40% will be tested for COVID-19 every three days and will be required to wear masks while on campus.

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