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Extracted Content: Coast to coast and all points between, universities in the United States are bracing for the full impact of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, which is responsible for thousands of deaths globally and a growing number of cases domestically. But schools aren’t just bracing — they are also preparing, canceling in-person classes, restricting travel for students, faculty, and staff, and prohibiting large gatherings in an attempt to block the spread of the disease.
Their business schools are following suit. UCLA, home of the Anderson School of Management, announced Tuesday (March 10) that face-to-face classes have been suspended; Cornell University and its Johnson Graduate School of Management did the same. At Indiana University and the Kelley School of Business, in-person teaching has been suspended with a plan to resume campus classes April 6. Michigan State University, home of the Broad College of Business, announced the move to virtual instruction after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in response to the announcement of two new cases in the state.