When COVID-19 hit, study abroad students scrambled to get home. Will those programs resume this year? Some schools say there’s still too much uncertainty.

Claire Noland prepares to teach a swim class at The Centre of Elgin recreation center. Noland, 19, is scheduled to start college this fall in a study abroad program in Italy but is making contingency plans in case that pandemic restrictions prohibit her trip. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)