UCR’s campus closure due to COVID-19 means that all instruction will be delivered remotely for the entirety of spring quarter. This has left many students with questions regarding what will happen to their tuition and fees now that they will not have access to many on-campus resources including labs, studios, libraries and the student recreation center (SRC).
Last month, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued guidelines detailing how colleges should distribute the $6.2 billion they were given through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act meant to ease the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students. The guidelines notably exclude most international students and all DACA recipients from receiving any emergency...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant and unprecedented financial challenges across the nation. As a result, Gov. Gavin Newsom revised his January California budget proposal on Thursday, May 14, to aid in mitigating the economic crisis, prioritizing public health, public safety and public education above all. “California will do its part to keep our communities healthy and safe, to...