K-State provost Dr. Charles Taber has announced an adjustment to the spring 2021 academic calendar at&nbsp; the university. It was presented by the university calendar committee and approved by Faculty Senate.&nbsp;The spring 2021 academic calendar will begin one week later on Jan. 25 and ends with previously scheduled commencement exercises on May 14-15.According to a K-State Today report the altered spring schedule eliminates spring break.&nbsp;Taber said K-State is making the adjustments to the spring 2021 academic calendar to reduce the risks related to the coronavirus pandemic by minimizing mass travel to and from the K-State campuses during the spring semester.The spring semester is being planned as a residential semester similar to the fall semester with a focus on de-densification and offering multiple instructional modes. Course information, including whether a course will be in person, online or blended / hybrid will be posted in KSIS by Sept. 28. Course modalities will be finalized on Oct. 5. KSIS is where news about K-State's Student Information System is posted.

K-State cancels spring break