Harvard to Prorate Undergrad Room and Board Costing $18,000

As coronavirus spreads schools are devising plans for refunds
Many colleges decided to close dorms and move classes online

Harvard banners hang outside Memorial Church on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Photographer: Michael Fein/Bloomberg

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By Janet Lorin

March 11, 2020 at 4:14 PM UTC

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March 11, 2020 at 9:56 PM UTC

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Harvard College, where room and board for undergraduates costs almost $18,000 this academic year, plans to prorate such charges as of March 15.

The school informed students of the decision on a section of its website that addresses the impact of the coronavirus. Harvard has ordered students to move out of their housing by March 15. All courses will continue remotely.