Colleges scrapping spring break amid travel concerns during coronavirus pandemic [View all]
Source: ABC News
An increasing number of colleges and universities are canceling spring break six months ahead of time amid concerns about travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
The University of Michigan became one of the latest schools to amend its calendar and scrap the traditional spring break. On Thursday, its Board of Regents approved updated academic calendars across its three campuses that eliminated the spring recess.
In a letter requesting changes to its academic calendar, University of Michigan, Dearborn Chancellor Domenico Grasso said the move would "mitigate the possible risks associated with campus community members who may have traveled during the middle of the semester." Officials for the main campus in Ann Arbor and the Flint campus also noted their revisions were due to "challenges posed by COVID-19."
Michigan joins other Big Ten universities that have canceled spring break next semester, including University of Wisconsin, Madison; Purdue University; Ohio State University and University of Iowa.
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Other schools taking similar action are Tennessee, Florida, Baylor , Texas Christian University, Kansas State, Kentucky, Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Carnegie Mellon.
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