Colleges and universities across the US are canceling in-person classes due to coronavirus

Universities from California to New York have closed campus classrooms as the novel coronavirus has affected more than 100,000 people worldwide and its spread has transformed into a pandemic.

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The cancellations were initially focused in states and areas hardest hit by the virus, including the Seattle area, California and New York.

In some cases, online instruction is being offered for a limited period, or through the semester. Some schools are telling students to not return to campus for 14 days after their return, depending on the laws in their state.

And many universities are issuing guidance on avoiding travel to China, Italy and South Korea, as students are on or about to go on spring break.

These are some of the major institutions that have taken action, including canceling or temporarily suspending in-classroom instruction:

California

• California Institute of the Arts

• Cal State Long Beach

• University of California, Berkeley

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

• University of Southern California

• Stanford University

Connecticut

• Yale University

Delaware

• University of Delaware

District of Columbia

• American University

• Georgetown University

• George Washington University

Florida

• University of Florida

• University of North Florida

• University of South Florida

• University of West Florida

• Florida Polytechnic University

• Florida State University

• New College of Florida

• University of Central Florida

• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)

• Florida Atlantic University

• Florida Gulf Coast University

• Florida International University

Georgia

• Emory University

• Kennesaw State University

• Georgia Southern

• Georgia State University

• University of Georgia

Illinois

• Northwestern University

• University of Illinois-Springfield

Indiana

• Indiana University

• Notre Dame