is like, when they had all of their student debt wiped out. intimates eye on america, cbs s mark strassmann catches up with them one year later. reporter: commencement day last may in l.a. graduating seniors full of dreams and debt, like suhey elias. how much in student loans that you have come as you walk into graduation day? between $60,000 to $65,000. reporter: and suhey s classmate, keila medina villanueva. minor content replay with honors beard reporter: how much you owe? $50,000 to $60,000 beard reporter: their commencement speaker, snapchat founder and billionaire evan spigel. speak with you everything you need to pursue your dreams. reporter: everything, perhaps, except pennies for heaven. what followed was pretty darn close. through their spigel family
Support Provided By How to Change is a limited series for “Southland Sessions” exploring the most critical issues facing Southern California culture makers in this pivotal historical moment. Each column will explore a question posed to a range of artists and culture workers, and include recommendations to address these concerns from a practical, action-oriented perspective.
Teaching Studio Art Online?
For the sixth installment of “How to Change,” I asked, What has the pandemic and online education changed about the way we teach and learn studio art practice? When institutions abruptly shut down in March, faculty pivoted to redesign their classes in the absence of facilities and ready access to materials. As we approach a full year of quarantine, I asked full-time faculty members at UCLA and Otis College of Art and Design to reflect on what has been working and what’s had to change about teaching studio art practice in the shift online.