Howard College has made some recent changes to their Fall 2020 semester academic calendar which includes a change in the start and end date for fall classes. Those changes will take place at the college’s Lamesa campus as well as other locations, according to Monica Castro, Lamesa campus director. The changes come amid the continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic and how higher education institutions are looking at moving forward in the fall. With the update, classes will now begin on Aug. 17, and will conclude with final exams Nov. 20-24. This will modify each course from the traditional 16-week period to a ...