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COVID on campus

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Mature students ditch lockdown for the virtual classroom

The pandemic sparked a return to school among mature students and recent grads seeking to change careers

Black (right), with her mother, Lynn Black, moves into residence at Wilfrid Laurier (Photograph by Alex Jacobs-Blum)

How Canadian universities are welcoming their freshmen during a pandemic

Roaming around campus, getting to know dorm mates—these are rites of passage for first-year students. So how do they settle in when they have to socially distance?