From Artforum: “Allan deSouza, the chair of the Department of Art Practice at the University of California Berkeley, told Hyperallergic that the school is discussing several teaching approaches for the fall semester and may focus on developing a new “hybrid model” of education, which would consist of a mix of online courses and limited access to labs and studios. “If we are able to follow a hybrid model, then we would have to meet a lot of practicalities regarding safeguarding staff, maintaining clean spaces, scheduling small groups of students to have time-allotted access, etc.”

A hybrid approach to instruction is also being embraced by the California College of the Arts (CCA). For Tammy Rae Carland, the provost for CCA, returning to campus is crucial: “We believe for an art and design school, what students are investing in is access to materials and studios. Hands-on and material-making is such a profound historical and ongoing commitment of CCA, which was founded by a cabinet maker.” In order to host students in the fall, the school must now figure out how to do so safely and has formed two task forces to come up with protocols and safety measures that can be implemented campus-wide.”

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