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Requirements to test and mask and be vaccinated are becoming less common as colleges shift away from treating COVID-19 as an emergency.

The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.

An attorney for the plaintiff said students paid fees for transportation, health care and athletics that were not provided because of the shutdown. The lawsuit seeks refunds of those fees, not tuition.

The lawsuit is one of a series of similar legal fights in Florida and across the country about the decisions of colleges and universities to shut down campuses and move classes online in 2020.

On Sundial, a panel of enrollment administrators from colleges and universities across South Florida discuss the state of higher education.

The university's president called for people on-campus to wear masks and to be fully vaccinated, while USF faculty recommended holding the first few weeks of the spring semester online.

In a letter to students, faculty and staff, university system Board of Governors Chairman Syd Kitson and system Chancellor Marshall Criser promised in-person learning will continue on all campuses.

Meantime, the College Football Playoff committee announced contingences for the national semifinals - including Miami's Orange Bowl - and national championship, should any of the four teams be unable to compete.

Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.

At a ceremony Wedmesday, Students and faculty were invited to sign an I-beam that will be used in the construction of the building.