[chrisk]

That's an interesting strategy re: trying to get in fall semester before a potential second wave hits. The quarter schools could do the same if they started right after Labor Day. The week before Thanksgiving would be finals week, and students would be home around November 20. If the second wave does hit, faculty and staff would have about five working weeks (need to allow one week for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays) to go to online instruction for winter/spring.

Given the slower pace of reopening in California, it's hard to imagine any CA colleges or universities being allowed to adopt this strategy--plus the faculty would have to agree to it. But it makes sense to me.

Stanford has talked about bringing only a portion of the students on campus per quarter, with classes conducted on a hybrid basis, some students socially distanced. The GSB has talked about having half the students in class at a time (classes meet 2 days a week, students attend in person one day, online the other), thus class promos would not be as crowded.

[chrisk]

That's an interesting strategy re: trying to get in fall semester before a potential second wave hits. The quarter schools could do the same if they started right after Labor Day. The week before Thanksgiving would be finals week, and students would be home around November 20. If the second wave does hit, faculty and staff would have about five working weeks (need to allow one week for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays) to go to online instruction for winter/spring.

Given the slower pace of reopening in California, it's hard to imagine any CA colleges or universities being allowed to adopt this strategy--plus the faculty would have to agree to it. But it makes sense to me.

Stanford has talked about bringing only a portion of the students on campus per quarter, with classes conducted on a hybrid basis, some students socially distanced. The GSB has talked about having half the students in class at a time (classes meet 2 days a week, students attend in person one day, online the other), thus class promos would not be as crowded.