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Pitt Provost: Class To Start Early And End Before Thanksgiving In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pitt will start its fall semester early and end before Thanksgiving in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

An email from Provost Ann Cudd says classes will begin on August 19 and end on November 20. Students also won't have Labor Day off.

After Thanksgiving break, students won't come back to campus.

"There will be an extended final exam period for the Fall semester that includes the possibility of holding in-person exams on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving and holding remote exams the week after Thanksgiving," the email to students and families reads.

The University also says it will have a staggered arrival period and will thin out dorms, dining halls and classrooms.

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