College commencement plans in flux

UCLA has partially reversed its plan to replace this year’s commencement with an on-line graduation ceremony. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block apologized to students for not consulting them and pledged to work with student leadership to come up with an alternative, which may include a postponement of a face-to-face event.

USC is postponing is postponing its commencement ceremonies this year. The California State University system also announced earlier this week that graduation day ceremonies would likely be postponed as part of the system’s push to eliminate gatherings and large events. UC Merced has also postponed its ceremony, which was scheduled for May.