Although all in-person classes are canceled through spring quarter, Yang maintained in the email that the campus will remain “open and operational” through spring quarter.
The university is also discouraging all international travel and is urging “extreme caution” for traveling domestically.
The campus, including Housing and Dining, will remain open and operational, albeit with limited service, Chancellor Yang said in the email.
While there have been no reported cases of the virus within Santa Barbara County or at UC Santa Barbara, the university is actively preparing to respond if a case is confirmed on campus.
The UC-wide work stoppage started early morning on Thursday; at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, protesters blocked all four entrances to Cheadle Hall.
With the launch of a COLA group at UCSF, all 10 UC campuses now have rumblings of COLA organizing on their respective campuses.
The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the Santa Barbara County Primary elections beginning 9 p.m.
Several graduate students who received dismissal letters posted screenshots of them on social media.
UCSB 4 COLA is calling for a monthly amount of $1,807.51.
Napolitano said the UC would not re-open the union’s current contract nor would it agree to a COLA in addition to the current contract.