Saint Mary's University in Halifax will shift classes online this fall due to COVID-19 restrictions, a move that follows many other Nova Scotia universities. On Friday, Robert Summerby-Murray, the university's president, announced the school would transition to online courses and programs for the fall semester. The university is providing more than $1.5 million in additional student financial support through scholarships and bursaries this year, Summerby-Murray said, and working closely with the Saint Mary's University Students' Association (SMUSA) to understand student needs. What other universities are doingOther Halifax institutions — Mount Saint Vincent University, University of King's College and Dalhousie University — have already announced the move to online classes this fall. Elsewhere in the province, Cape Breton University will offer all of its classes online this fall, while Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., is looking to develop a "hybrid plan" of both in-person classes and virtual ones.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 15:22 UTC