UCSB Faculty Association Asks for Transparency & Flexibility with Return to In-Person Learning

UC Santa Barbara students and faculty returned to in-person learning for the first time this year on Monday, January 31. Members of the UC Santa Barbara Faculty Association (SBFA), an independent faculty advocacy organization comprised of Academic Senate members, have vocalized concerns with transparency and flexibility in regards to the return.

On Jan. 25, SBFA published an open letter outlining concerns over lingering dangers and inadequate classroom equipment and technological support to do their jobs safely and effectively. The letter calls for “caution and clarifications on policy, and nuanced flexibility on pandemic protocols.”

KCSB's Ashley Rusch speaks with SBFA Co-Chairs Ben Olguin and Eileen Boris and Treasurer Harold Marcuse to learn more faculty concerns and experiences.

More information about SBFA can be found at ucsbfa.org/sbfa-covid-protcols-open-letter/