One year later: UF students share views on the pandemic Headshots by Julia Cooper.
Twelve months. Three semesters. One atypical year.
March 11 marks the first anniversary of when COVID-19 –– a deadly virus sweeping the world –– shut down our campus. On that day in 2020, UF President Kent Fuchs emailed students notifying them that all classes would be online starting March 16 and encouraging them to leave town. It was a moment that would change the course of the next year, and for many, their entire college experience.
With scheduled in-person graduations and widespread vaccine promises, UF administration is beginning to discuss a return to normalcy.