No Fall Tuition Cut at UC-Berkeley

From Forbes: In a message sent to students on Thursday, University of California, Berkeley announced that tuition and mandatory fees will not be discounted should online teaching continue into the fall of 2020.

“Tuition and mandatory fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year,” the notice read.

Higher education is in crisis following the shutdown of campuses around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents and students are now weighing their options should campuses remain closed in the fall and the academic year begins with online classes while tuition and fees remain unchanged. The prospect of taking classes in isolation, bereft of the experience of campus life, may prompt many students and their families to reconsider a hefty price tag...

Full story at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annaesakismith/2020/04/24/uc-berkeley-wont-discount-fall-tuition-even-if-classes-remain-virtual/

Note: If this is Berkeley's policy, the rest of UC is likely to follow. But since there are obvious problems of continuing with 100% instruction online and yet charging full tuition, something like the "hybrid" approach described in the previous post is probable.