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Can the headline be improved? I opened it as the title gives no impression of being temporary or linked to COVID-19.

• dang 7y ago
  I've added "for the rest of the semester", which is explicit about being temporary and I suppose implies enough about covid-19. (Submitted title was "MIT moves all classes online, requires undergraduates to leave campus".)
  • simonw 7y ago
    As a non-US national I never really know what a "semester" is with respect to US universities. Not sure what a better title would be though. The key information here in my opinion is that students are being told not o come back in a few weeks following spring break.
    • DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
      U.S universities typically have two sessions per year: the "fall semester" (usually September-December) and the "spring semester" (usually January-May). Each course (e.g., Introduction to Chemistry) typically runs one semester. A full-time student usually studies 3-4 courses per semester. Many universities also offer a small number of courses during the summer break. Some universities allow certain courses to be only a half-semester in duration.
      • aatharuv 7y ago
        Many universities (but not MIT) are on a quarter system. I honestly don't know which one is more prevalent.
    • dang 7y ago
      I suppose we could say "term" but it starts to feel like diminishing returns.