How COVID-19 and budget woes have changed what ‘back to school’ means at Cal State
LA TimesBrett Nickman power-washes benches at Cal State Fullerton in preparation for the school’s reopening for the fall semester. “I am confident that we will deliver the same level of service to our students in the classroom and outside the classroom as we have delivered in the past,” said President Framroze Virjee of Fullerton, the system’s largest college and one of its most competitive. “We had a really high bar — higher than even those among the other CSU campuses,” said Sepehr Eskandari, associate provost for academic planning and faculty excellence. Chico State officials said that once Butte County comes off the state’s coronavirus watchlist, the campus will open some student activities, with modifications. “We knew our students were going to come back anyway,” said Sandy Parsons, Chico State’s interim vice president for student affairs.