The University of Southern California is planning for a “full return” to campus this fall, with in-person classes and residential life, President Carol L. Folt said in a letter to students Friday. The university president said she does not expect to resume in-person instruction during the spring semester, but that libraries, swimming pools and outdoor recreation areas will reopen at reduced capacity. The California State University said in December that it planned to resume a majority of instruction in person this fall. Leaders of both systems, however, have emphasized that such a return would depend in part on widespread distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. And the CSU in recent days has walked back its plans somewhat, with Chico State announcing that only 20% to 30% of courses will include in-person instruction due to small classroom sizes.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 20, 2021 02:03 UTC