More colleges plan to reopen in the spring, even as Covid cases surge

"Despite a rocky attempt at reopening this past fall and a record number of coronavirus cases nationwide, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced plans to bring more students back for the spring semester.

In an open letter to the UNC community, a number of UNC’s faculty opposed the decision and urged administrators to reconsider face-to-face instruction.

Yet other colleges are also making plans to reopen for in-person learning, despite the ongoing public health crisis." …

Already, Georgetown University, Morehouse College, Smith College, the University of Florida and Princeton University have invited undergraduates to live on campus come January after being largely virtual in the fall.