
As fears of the growing COVID-19 outbreak spread across the nation, universities have moved to cancel study abroad programs, impose travel restrictions over spring break, and heavily limit organized campus events and gatherings. Many of Columbia’s peers, including Harvard, Cornell, and Amherst, have informed students that they should not return following spring break, although they have provided little information on accommodations for students with financial insecurity or who live with those in high risk of contracting the virus.