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UC Berkeley has not yet made a decision on whether classes will open in the fall. There are three possible plans for the fall at the moment [1]. The UC Preside

UC Berkeley has not yet made a decision on whether classes will open in the fall. There are three possible plans for the fall at the moment [1]. The UC President has said that they expect a hybrid mode of instruction, but it's not clear whether there will be in person classes. It seems like each school themselves have a say in the decision. > Napolitano indicated that each UC campus would be required to “meet system-wide thresholds” for Covid-19 testing, contact tracing and isolation before being allowed to open. > Once the standards are met, campuses “can consider whether to maintain fully remote instruction in the fall or return some portion of their students to campus.” > A decision is expected in the middle of June. [2] A Berkeley CS professor also posted that he thinks the fall term will (and should) be online-only: https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/g9vxb0/why_i_think_fall_will_be_online_only_nick_weaver/ https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/g9vxb0/why_i_thin... [1] https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/05/06/an-update-on-uc-berkeleys-plans-for-the-fall-semester/ https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/05/06/an-update-on-uc-berkele... [2] https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-university-of-california-campuses-will-open-in-the-fall-napolitano-says/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-universit...

jedberg 6y ago
I think you just said the same thing I did.
- tylerhou 6y ago
  You said that Berkeley would be open, but there is a real possibility that no classes will be held on campus at all.
  - jedberg 6y ago
    From my post: "Berkeley's Chancellor has said that labs will be open with restrictions, but most likely lectures will not."
    - tylerhou 6y ago
      "Labs" in this context means supplemental classes of ~20 people associated with a lecture, especially when lectures are often ~200+ people. If I'm taking a CS class, I might go to lab two times a week to reinforce and cover topics learned in lecture. (See [1] for an example of the colloquial usage of "lab.") So when I say "classes will be closed," I mean that labs will not be open. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/c3r8f0/what_happens_in_lab_classes_for_ee16a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/c3r8f0/what_happe...
      - jedberg 6y ago
        As a graduate of Berkeley, I'm well aware of the colloquial use of the term "labs". However, that is not the way the Chancellor is using it in her statements. She means the more standard definition of "places where there is equipment for students and professors to use for research". She is saying that campus labs (rooms with special equipment for research) will most likely be open in the fall with extra precautions, and that classes may be remote only or they may offer both remote and in person options, but they haven't decided yet. But she's pretty adamant that students and professors will have access to their equipment for research. So no, campus will not be closed. Classes may be closed, which I said initially. I'm not sure why you're arguing with me. We said the same thing. You just said it in a different way, and I'm not sure why.

jedberg 6y ago

I think you just said the same thing I did.

tylerhou 6y ago
You said that Berkeley would be open, but there is a real possibility that no classes will be held on campus at all.
- jedberg 6y ago
  From my post: "Berkeley's Chancellor has said that labs will be open with restrictions, but most likely lectures will not."
  - tylerhou 6y ago
    "Labs" in this context means supplemental classes of ~20 people associated with a lecture, especially when lectures are often ~200+ people. If I'm taking a CS class, I might go to lab two times a week to reinforce and cover topics learned in lecture. (See [1] for an example of the colloquial usage of "lab.") So when I say "classes will be closed," I mean that labs will not be open. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/c3r8f0/what_happens_in_lab_classes_for_ee16a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/c3r8f0/what_happe...
    - jedberg 6y ago
      As a graduate of Berkeley, I'm well aware of the colloquial use of the term "labs". However, that is not the way the Chancellor is using it in her statements. She means the more standard definition of "places where there is equipment for students and professors to use for research". She is saying that campus labs (rooms with special equipment for research) will most likely be open in the fall with extra precautions, and that classes may be remote only or they may offer both remote and in person options, but they haven't decided yet. But she's pretty adamant that students and professors will have access to their equipment for research. So no, campus will not be closed. Classes may be closed, which I said initially. I'm not sure why you're arguing with me. We said the same thing. You just said it in a different way, and I'm not sure why.