Article content In a year turned upside-down by the COVID-19 pandemic, nothing is for sure. But Western University and two of its three affiliated colleges say they hope to return to regular classes at their London campuses this fall. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. A study in hope: Western University eyes fall return of face-to-face learning Back to video “We expect to return to face-to-face instruction, and more of the on-campus experiences we all love, this coming September,” Western president Alan Shepard said in a recent online update. Shepard said he knows how fall classes will be taught has been “top of mind” for current scholars and new students still considering Western as an option.