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Stanford University the administration is considering options to reopen the campus for the fall semester. - One possibility is to stay outside in a large tent, the student newspaper reported.
- Campus activity will resume in a “gradual restart,” President Marc Tessier-Lavigne told the newspaper.
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Stanford University probably won’t make a decision on whether to reopen this fall until June, but the administration has been considering all its options on how to get the campus up and running again, The Stanford Daily reported.
One of those discussions has been about the possibility of teaching outdoor classes under tents, in an effort to prevent the spread of
The idea would take advantage of the north
“Absolutely nothing is off the table,” he said.
Universities across the country have closed their campuses and moved to remote learning due to the
While some regions are seeing the virus spread slowly, there is concern that there will be a resurgence in the summer and fall as social distancing measures relax.
As of Friday, California had at least 50,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and more than 2,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The communal nature of university life makes physical distancing a challenge, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a Zoom conversation attended by student journalists.
Campus activities will have to resume in a “phased restart,” he told the newspaper.
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