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Coverage dated December 14, 2021

Princeton, other colleges shifting classes and holding finals online due to Covid-19 increase

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By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is forcing at least four more colleges and universities to move the last days of the fall semester online — including final exams.

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  1. Local News 8

    Princeton, other colleges shifting classes and holding finals online due to Covid-19 increase (opens Local News 8)

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    By Paul P. Murphy, Nora Neus and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is forcing at least four more colleges and universities to move the last days of the fall semester online — including final exams.

  2. NBC News

    Cornell University moves finals online as omicron cases suspected in Covid spike (opens NBC News)

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    Cornell University has moved final exams online after finding suspected cases of the new omicron variant amid a spike in Covid cases among students.

  3. Forbes

    As Covid Surges, More Campuses Cancel Events, Move Online. Princeton, Georgetown, New York University Included (opens Forbes)

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    Several more universities are cancelling events or all but shutting down their campuses as a new wave of Covid- 19 cases begins to sweep across their communities.

  4. Forbes

    NYU, Princeton Move Exams Online Amid Covid Surges On Campus (opens Forbes)

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    Three prominent universities said this week a spike in Covid-19 cases prompted them to cancel events and move to a remote format.

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