WORCESTER – Due to the current coronavirus situation in Italy, Assumption College has temporarily suspended operations at its Rome, Italy campus for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester.
The school is making arrangements to bring their students back to the United States as soon as possible.
“The safety of our students and faculty in Rome is paramount,” said Assumption President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. “This decision was not one made in haste, rather, it was thoughtfully, thoroughly and exhaustively discussed over a number of days. While we hoped for students to complete the semester in Rome, an unprecedented global health crisis has intervened.”
Assumption College plans to resume Rome Campus operations beginning in July 2020, pending the coronavirus situation in Italy at that time.
As of Sunday, March 1, the Italian government reports 1,694 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Italy.
Cesareo added, “Following more than a week of constant and exhaustive review of this situation and the ever-changing information, it was clear that there was only one responsible response.”
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