IU calendar brings students back early

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) - Students at Indiana University will get a longer break for Thanksgiving and have a fall break under a new calendar being unveiled this fall.

Classes will also begin a week earlier than previous years under the new calendar, IU officials announced on Tuesday. The first day of classes is Aug. 20.

Students will be off Nov. 18-25 for Thanksgiving and have fall break Oct. 12-14.

“The new fall calendar will address several problems simultaneously," said Thomas F. Gieryn, vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, in a news release. “The longer recess at Thanksgiving will make it easier for students to get home for the holidays, and the fall break provides a breather during the long run from August through late November. Most important, the new calendar does not reduce the amount of instructional contact time during the fall semester but actually increases it slightly."

IU’s Bloomington Faculty Council approved the calendar changes in 2010, but they’re just now going into effect.

The news comes after IU announced changes to its summer schedule and cost for summer courses .

For a full look at the calendar, click here .