The University of Miami endured a tumultuous year of surprises and hurdles: from responding to the coronavirus pandemic to implementing new health practices, to adapting to society’s new normal.
The university enrolls more than 17,000 students and employs more than 16,000 people across three campuses: the Coral Gables Campus, the Medical Campus in downtown Miami, and the Marine Campus on Virginia Key. Like many universities, UM was tasked with adapting to remote and hybrid learning environments while also striving to mitigate the spread of the virus on its campuses.
The UM community, filled with students, professors, faculty and administrators, weighed in to express their perspective on the overview of the year.
2020 was a trying year that tested the University
Students wear facial coverings during the fall semester on the Coral Gables Campus.
Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
By Robert C. Jones Jr.
12-14-2020
Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami Collaboration was key for University in 2020 By Robert C. Jones Jr.
12-14-2020
Students, faculty, and staff adapted to a new way of learning, teaching, and working spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number stood at seven back in January. That’s how many cases of a mysterious new virus, believed to have started in the Chinese province of Hubei, had officially been recorded in the United States.