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U Of M Board Of Regents Votes To Delay Campus Reopenings By At Least 2 Weeks

U of M President Joan Gabel's plan was to delay the opening of dorms at the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester campuses.

By WCCO-TV

August 24, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted Monday to keep students off-campus a little while longer because of concerns over COVID-19.

U of M President Joan Gabel’s plan to delay the opening of dorms at the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester campuses and begin undergrad classes online was passed in an 8-3 vote.

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UMD classes are scheduled to start next Monday and U of M classes in the Twin Cities and Rochester are scheduled to start the day after Labor Day, Sept. 8.

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