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 for in-person learning. Some colleges opted to 

opened up, experienced outbreaks and asked students to quarantine

The ad-hoc nature of these plans reflects the greater 

What has the beginning of this academic year taught us about the viability of a more “normal” spring semester? 

Thursday, two guests joined MPR News host Kerri Miller for a conversation about which reopening methods work well, which ones do not and what might need to change as flu season comes to campus.

Correction (Sept. 24, 2020): During the live show, host Kerri Miller incorrectly stated that the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was instituting a shelter-in-place order Thursday evening. In fact, the order took effect at 5 p.m. on Sept. 13, and lasts until Sept. 27. The audio attached in this post has been corrected.

Editor’s note (Sept. 20, 2020): This show was originally scheduled for Monday but was moved to Thursday to cover the news of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing.

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Like everything else, college looks very different this year. Two guests discuss their views on what reopening methods work well, which ones don’t and what tweaks need to be made as flu season approaches.

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