With the onset of COVID-19, private colleges across Minnesota sent most students home and their faculty to shifted to teaching online. Our member institutions plans for fall can be accessed below.

Augsburg University

• https://www.augsburg.edu/news/2020/05/14/augsburg-university-announces-augsburg-bold-including-an-undergraduate-tuition-freeze-and-unique-new-programming-for-incoming-students/

Bethany Lutheran College

• https://blc.edu/2020/05/update-on-fall-semester-from-president-pfeifer/

Bethel University

• https://www.bethel.edu/covid-19/

Carleton College

• https://www.carleton.edu/disease-updates/news/message-from-president-poskanzer-on-planning-for-the-2020-21-academic-year/
• https://www.carleton.edu/disease-updates/news/

College of Saint Benedict

• https://www.csbsju.edu/covid-19/campus-communications/060820-student-update
• https://www.csbsju.edu/covid-19

The College of St. Scholastica

• http://www.css.edu/administration/safety-and-security/coronavirus.html

Concordia College

• https://www.concordiacollege.edu/directories/offices-departments-directory/emergency/info-covid-19/covid-19-campus-updates/#june8
• https://www.concordiacollege.edu/directories/offices-departments-directory/emergency/info-covid-19/covid-19-campus-updates/

Concordia University, St. Paul

• https://www.csp.edu/coronavirus/

Gustavus Adolphus College

• https://health.blog.gustavus.edu/2020/06/17/covid-19-response-update/
• https://gustavus.edu/healthservice/coronavirus/
• https://health.blog.gustavus.edu/tag/dailyupdate/

Hamline University

• https://www.hamline.edu/covid-19/

​​​​​​​Macalester College

• https://www.macalester.edu/covid-19/covid-19-faq/#planning-for-2020-21-general
• https://www.macalester.edu/covid-19/
• https://www.macalester.edu/covid-19/recent-updates/

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

• https://mcad.edu/news/return-mcad-campus-fall-2020

Saint John’s University

• https://www.csbsju.edu/covid-19/campus-communications/060820-student-update
• https://www.csbsju.edu/covid-19

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

• https://www.smumn.edu/about/covid-19-planning
• https://newsroom.smumn.edu/2020/06/17/saint-marys-announces-plans-for-fall-2020/
• https://newsroom.smumn.edu/2020/06/18/saint-marys-announces-plan-for-fall-academic-programming/ 

St. Catherine University 

• https://www.stkate.edu/newswire/news/safe-return-campus-plan-june-4-2020
• https://www.stkate.edu/coronavirus-info

St. Olaf College

• https://wp.stolaf.edu/covid-19/
• https://wp.stolaf.edu/covid-19/updates/

University of St. Thomas

• https://www.stthomas.edu/covid19/recent-communications/jun8reopeningcampus/
• https://www.stthomas.edu/covid19/recent-communications/

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• The new normal of distance learning
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• COVID-19 as subject matter
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• Minnesota Office of Higher Education online COVID-19 resource list
• Minnesota Department of Health guidance for higher ed institutions
• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities COVID-19 Resources