Administrators at Howard University have postponed the start of the school’s spring semester due to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases on campus and in the surrounding community.
The Washington D.C.-based HBCU announced Monday that in-person classes for undergraduate and graduate students will begin on Jan. 18 instead of Jan. 3.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Washington D.C. has skyrocketed 987% over the last two weeks, according to NBC Washington.
“We are continuing to monitor the surge in COVID-19 cases locally and throughout the region,” Howard’s Provost & Chief Academic Officer Anthony K. Wutoh said in a statement on Monday.
