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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.

The new strategy is called "postvention." It means having a plan built on truth, compassion and counseling that quickly addresses the mental health needs of friends and classmates after a suicide.

The lawsuit claims the university should refund fees to students forced to learn remotely last year. It is one of numerous similar lawsuits filed against universities and colleges across the state.

Universities with mandates are concentrated in the Northeast and California. Almost all of those without mandates are in states that have restricted the ability to implement similar requirements, including Florida.