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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Raining on the Fall Parade - Part 2

Our prior post noted what Dr. Fauci had to say. Below is what CSU has to say:

CSU plans to cancel most in-person classes and go online this fall, chancellor announces

By Nina Agrawal, May 12, 2020 12:01 PM, LA Times

The 23-campus California State University system plans to all but cancel in-person classes in the fall and instead will offer instruction primarily online, Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday.

The vast majority of classes across the Cal State system will be taught online, White said, with some limited exceptions that allow for in-person activity. The decision comes as schools throughout the country grapple with how long to keep campuses closed amid the coronavirus crisis.

“Our university when open without restrictions and fully in person… is a place where over 500,000 people come together in close and vibrant proximity,” White said at a meeting of Cal State’s Board of Trustees. “That approach sadly just isn’t in the cards now.”

White’s announcement came the same day that infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, told a Senate panel it would be “a bridge too far” to think treatments or vaccines could be available in time to facilitate students’ reentry into schools this fall.

It also follows an earlier move by Cal State Fullerton, which in late April became one of the first universities in the nation to announce it was planning for remote instruction this fall.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-12/coronavirus-reopening-csu-fall-online-classes

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