As these technologies become better at producing knowledge work, they risk hollowing out the ecosystem of learning and mentorship upon which colleges and universities are built, and on which they depend.
Senate File 2095 would require private colleges and universities offering degree programs with clinical rotations to, if requested by a student, find a rotation placement where that student would be exempt from any vaccination requirements put in place by that placement during their time in the rotation.
For decades, federal policymaking has invested in college access support on the grounds that we have a public interest in helping these students succeed.
As state and federal government leaders seek to reform higher education, it has reignited a debate about the constitutionality of these efforts and protections under the First Amendment.
Computer science enrollment across the University of California fell 6% last year even as overall college enrollment rose. With the University of California, San Diego adding an artificial intelligence major, the shift appears focused on AI rather than an exit from tech.
