Goucher College will conduct the upcoming fall semester entirely online, the college’s president Kent Devereaux announced on Friday, citing recent increases in some of the state’s coronavirus metrics.

“The Fall Reopening Task Force explored many options before coming to this difficult, but necessary decision,” Devereaux said in a statement. “We all want to be living and learning together as a community, as is the Goucher tradition. However, we cannot ignore the scientific data that has guided us throughout this process.”

Goucher had hoped to welcome students and staff back to campus this fall, but coronavirus data trends over the past month do not meet the criteria for returning to campus set by the Fall Reopening Task Force, Devereaux said.

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