SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER -- Larry Hanley is a professor in the Department of English at San Francisco State University. Brad Erickson holds a lecturer faculty position in the School of Humanities and Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University. Juliette Hua is a professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at San Francisco State University. They wrote this opinion piece for the San Francisco Examiner.
“California colleges and universities have a choice: sacrifice future generations to cost-cutting and austerity, or give our students the future they need and deserve.
“Following this semester’s massive disruptions, college students and their parents are rightfully anxious about the upcoming academic year. Anticipating enrollment drops and budget shortfalls, college and university administrations are rolling out plans to manage the next stage of the COVID-19 crisis. Unfortunately, these shortsighted plans aggravate existing inequalities and will harm the most vulnerable students, faculty and staff.”