Data Accessibility Statement : The authors confirm that the data
supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.
Competing Interests : None.
Author Contributions : Catherine Creech is the primary author
and Walter Shriner is the supporting author.
Funding information : This paper is unfunded and the authors
will be applying for a publication charge waiver and an open access fee
waiver. We see our lack of funding as an important equity issue
highlighting the differences in funding between community colleges and
four-year universities. Almost half of all undergraduate students in the
United States attend community college, but majority of publications
about biology education research come from four-year universities
(Schinske et al., 2017). These four-year universities tend to be large,
predominantly white, PhD and master’s degree granting institutions with
more funding available for faculty publications. The voices of community
college students and faculty should play a role in the conversation
about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the transition to online
teaching.
Acknowledgments : We would like to thank the wonderful faculty,
staff, and students of Mt. Hood Community College.
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