As the massive strike by teaching assistants, tutors, graduate student researchers and postdoctoral scholars drags into its fourth week, the walkout has reached a pivotal moment.
About 48,000 academic workers across the University of California system remain on strike asking for better pay, childcare support and commuting subsidies.they would not have their financial aid status, GPA or other benefits adversely affected if they do not receive grades at the end of the term. In a message posted online, Provost Mary Croughan said academic advisors would work closely with students who have fallen behind because of the strike.
“We knew that we had all these assignments due and we were unsure who was going to grade them,” the 20-year-old said. She said that one midsemester paper could now make or break her final grade in a class, without the opportunity to turn in the final paper. She called the reactions among many undergrads a “coin toss.” Some are upset if they needed a strong final to boost a grade. Others celebrated the break.
Some professors are offering more office hours, Sandhu said, but are not capable of answering questions to the extent the TAs would, or don’t have the ability to assist hundreds of students looking for help. Professors at UC Irvine were also given additional time — until the third week of January — to submit student grades for the quarter. This means if a student fails a class, they won’t know until the next quarter has already started and they’ll be behind if they need to immediately retake it, Rosas said.The strike of 48,000 University of California workers may have long-lasting consequences to the system’s teaching and research excellence, some fear.
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