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Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document As you are aware, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has continued to spread across the country and the world. Although there is still great uncertainty about the ultimate extent and severity of the pandemic, we must be prepared for a situation in which the virus becomes very widespread in the United States, including Rhode Island. I am writing to announce the steps we will take to keep our community safe while making it possible for students to complete the semester. But first, I want to explain why we are taking these actions. This priority message re-states the contents of an email sent yesterday, as Brown is committed to using all available channels to communicate regarding this public health crisis. Our first priority is to protect the health of our students and employees. Fortunately, the COVID-19 mortality rate for young adults appears to be quite low. However, there are Brown students and employees who, due to age or underlying health conditions, may be at significant risk if they contract the virus. We must take steps to protect them, as well as other vulnerable members of the local community who interact with Brown students on a regular basis. A major concern is that Brown simply does not have the facilities or personnel needed to manage the large-scale quarantine or isolation of students that would be necessary if the virus begins to spread through our residential student community. The only way to limit this risk is to dramatically reduce the number of students residing at Brown. For these reasons, we have made the very difficult decision to move academic instruction for all undergraduate and graduate students to remote learning effective Monday, March 30. Undergraduate students who live in on-campus residences or Brown-owned properties must vacate their residences as soon as possible and no later than Sunday, March 22, and complete the semester from their homes or at an alternate location away from campus. Exceptions will be made for undergraduate students whose circumstances would prevent them from leaving campus due to international travel restrictions or other extraordinary circumstances. Classes will be cancelled during the week of March 16 so that faculty have time to prepare to transition courses to remote learning, and students have time to pack and arrange for travel. Reading week will be devoted to making up the missed week of classes, and faculty can plan to teach during that period. These changes do not apply to most students in the Warren Alpert Medical School, which will communicate any changes or restrictions directly to medical students. It’s important to note that Brown University will remain open, and academic and administrative offices will continue to operate. Unless they are ill or caring for family members, employees will continue their work. The various offices that support students are making plans to offer their services remotely. A concise list of cancellations and restrictions follows this letter, and a number of communications will be shared with specific groups of Brown community members later today. You’ll see that the University has implemented additional restrictions for events and visitors to campus as we continue to consider health and safety in all that we do. I am sorry to have to share such heartbreaking news. The best part of Brown is the interactions we have with each other, in classrooms, dormitories and around campus. I especially feel for our seniors whose “senior spring” is being severely disrupted. My hope is that by May, the virus will have abated and we will be able to welcome our seniors and their families back to campus for Commencement and Reunion Weekend. We will keep everyone informed about plans for Commencement and Reunion Weekend in the weeks to come, as we learn more about the spread of the virus. I’m grateful to everyone on campus working to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and to the entire Brown University community for your understanding, resilience and commitment to taking care of each other. Sincerely, Christina H. Paxson President OPERATIONAL UPDATES, CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS NOTE: Please see Brown University’s COVID-19 website (https://covid.brown.edu) for updates and further details related to this announcement to be developed over the course of the next few days. CHANGES IN CLASS SCHEDULE -- Undergraduate and graduate classes are cancelled for the week of March 16. -- Undergraduate and graduate classes will resume on Monday, March 30, taught via remote learning. -- Medical school students will hear directly about any class changes from their deans. -- Faculty are encouraged to teach through reading week to make up classes missed during the week of March 16. EVENTS As an update to previous guidance shared on events and gatherings, effective immediately, all student-organized events, both on campus and beyond, must be cancelled, regardless of the number of attendees. Faculty and staff are encouraged to postpone, cancel or offer virtually any event or gathering considered non-essential. For questions, please email eventscovid@brown.edu. In addition, in alignment with a decision announced by the Ivy League on March 11, all Brown spring athletics competitions and practices will be cancelled. All non-essential visitors are discouraged from coming to campus through April 13, at which point this guidance will be re-evaluated. Brown community members should contact travelcovid@brown.edu with questions. STUDENTS We know there may be a temptation to use this time to gather with friends, but we are calling on students to consider the health of themselves and others, avoid gatherings and recognize the importance of social distancing to limit the spread of infection. For undergraduates moving out of residence halls or Brown-owned properties: Undergraduate students residing in on-campus housing or in Brown-owned properties will receive an email later this morning from reslife@brown.edu. That message will provide students with information about moving out of their residence and registering their date of departure. This message will also include information for students whose circumstances would prevent them from leaving campus (e.g., international travel restrictions and other extraordinary circumstances). -- Unless students are provided with an exception, students must move out of their residence by 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 22, and students are strongly encouraged to leave earlier if at all possible. -- Exceptions will be considered for the following circumstances: international students with concerns about being able to return to Brown due to visa issues; international students with concerns about difficulty returning to their home country due to the prevalence of COVID-19; students who do not have an alternate place to go; students for whom departing campus would create a severe financial hardship. -- Students who want to petition for one of the above exceptions must do as soon as possible and no later than Wednesday, March 18, via the online form in the email from reslife@brown.edu. -- Decisions on exceptions will be made on a rolling basis starting Monday, March 16. -- Students whose petitions are approved are required to stay on campus at Brown during Spring Break. -- Students who will be remaining on campus after March 22 should fully pack their belongings for reassignment to a new residence. Moving assistance will be provided. -- Students will receive a credit on their student accounts for the unused portion of their room and board. The credit will be prorated based on each family’s contribution to the cost of attendance. Graduating seniors will receive a prorated refund for the unused portion of their room and board. -- Brown’s Office of International Programs has been in contact with all undergraduates enrolled in study abroad programs to provide updated guidance. For undergraduates living off campus: While off-campus students in properties not owned by Brown may remain in their residences, our strong preference is for students to depart because Brown will have limited capacity to support off-campus students. Any off-campus students who need to self-isolate will need to do so in their own residences. Dining: Between March 16 and March 22, Dining Services will be closing locations as students continue to leave campus. As this occurs, hours and locations will be updated on the Dining website (https://dining.brown.edu). As of March 22, Dining Services will fully transition to the Sharpe Refectory. For graduate students: -- All courses for graduate students will be offered remotely beginning on Monday, March 30. -- Graduate student teaching assistants and teachers will be expected to continue with their work using remote learning. -- Graduate students may continue to conduct on-campus research, including working in libraries and labs. For medical students: Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education Allan Tunkel, MD, will be in direct contact with students at the Warren Alpert Medical School about any changes to their medical education. FACULTY Brown’s faculty will play an essential role in ensuring continuity in teaching and learning, as the University shifts to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester. The following points include guidance and notes on resources for key questions and concerns for faculty: -- Remote Instruction: Faculty should move all undergraduate and graduate courses, regardless of size, to remote instruction by Monday, March 30. Please be sure to review the new Teaching & Learning pages of Brown’s COVID-19 website (https://covid.brown.edu/teaching-learning) for information and resources to assist with the transition to remote instruction. Faculty should consider that their students may be scattered across multiple time zones with varying access to the internet and technology, and plan to make accommodations as necessary. -- Research Laboratories: Research laboratories, and other critical functions that support essential research activities, will continue to operate. We encourage you to refer to the research impact information prepared by the Office of the Vice President for Research (available at https://www.brown.edu/research), which provides guidelines related to sponsored projects and human subjects research, among other areas. You should use your best judgment about issues such as requiring graduate students and postdocs to be present in the lab and/or explore strategies through which they can work remotely. -- Searches: At this time, departments are asked to reschedule or virtualize all non-essential searches to the extent possible. If a search is underway, and some candidates have completed in-person visits, we encourage you to postpone the remainder of visits (rather than conducting them virtually), in the interest of ensuring that all candidates are treated equitably. If you have specific questions about faculty searches, please contact the Office of the Dean of the Faculty (Joel_Revill@brown.edu). -- Visitors: We are discouraging non-essential visits to campus. This is in line with the University’s event and travel guidance, which will be re-evaluated after April 13. Please contact travelcovid@brown.edu if you have questions. -- Academic appointments: Academic appointments, including postdocs, that are scheduled to begin between now and July 1 should continue as planned in line with guidance related to new hires. Note that international appointees or those who have traveled to areas affected by COVID-19 should be prepared for the possibility that they will need to self-isolate for 14 days between arriving in the United States and coming to campus. -- Faculty meetings: We encourage you to postpone or hold virtually any non-essential meetings — department meetings, seminars, scheduled talks, etc. — and to plan thoughtfully any meetings that are essential, considering measures such as social distancing. -- Governance committees: At this point, major University governance committees (e.g. APC, TPAC, URC, FEC) should continue to meet as planned. We are also working on alternatives to in-person meetings, should circumstances warrant this. Members of these committees will be informed of changes as applicable. -- Additional Questions: If you have any additional questions or are seeking further guidance, please contact Joel_Revill@brown.edu. STAFF Brown has policies and practices in place to promote the well-being and safety of all employees. As an update to guidance issued by University Human Resources on March 3, we are providing information to employees on enhancements to University workplace policies to address the current impact of COVID-19. Accordingly, Brown has implemented a new category of paid leave specific to this event called “Paid Special Leave,” which provides for 10 business days of paid leave. University policies may continue to be modified as more information becomes available. Employees can direct questions to University Human Resources at universityhr@brown.edu or (401) 863-2141. At this time, the University remains open for normal administrative operations. Effective immediately and until further notice, the following guidelines and information are being provided to assist employees in regard to the impact of COVID-19: -- All offices are being encouraged to postpone or hold virtually any non-essential meetings, and to plan thoughtfully any meetings that are essential, considering measures such as social distancing. -- Managers should prepare and discuss with their employees all possible Alternative Work Arrangements (AWA) based on department operational needs. -- Employees who are not sick, but who need to quarantine can request an AWA or a Special Leave for up to 10 business days to care for themselves. -- Employees who are not sick and need to provide care for a dependent or a household member in need of isolation can request an AWA or a Special Leave for up to 10 business days. -- Employees who are not sick but must provide dependent care due to a school closure may request an AWA or use sick or vacation time. -- Employees who are sick must remain at home and not report to work, and request a leave of absence. -- Employees who must remain at home to care for a sick dependent or household member may request an AWA or a leave of absence. COMMENCEMENT AND SUMMER One of the biggest questions about campus events, especially for graduating seniors and their families, is whether Commencement and Reunion Weekend will take place as planned from May 22 to 24. We recognize that this is a major celebratory event in the lives of all graduates, and our hope is that the public health risks associated with COVID-19 may be reduced by later this spring. At this point, we have not decided whether Commencement and Reunion Weekend can proceed in its traditional format and/or at its usual time. The University will continue to explore all possibilities, based on guidance from health officials, and will make it a priority to notify students, alumni, faculty and staff as soon as a decision is made. We expect to provide additional information in the coming weeks. Similarly, many students, families and visitors have asked about summer programs at Brown — from Pre-College Programs, to courses and research opportunities for current Brown students, to the many events and conferences hosted on campus. At this time, we plan to proceed with these programs, but decisions will be guided by recommendations from public health authorities. We will post updates as decisions are made. The University’s Core Crisis Team will continue its work in planning for campus operations, and we will continue to share information and address questions and concerns through the University’s comprehensive COVID-19 response website (https://covid.brown.edu) and additional updates to the community as needed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transition to remote learning, limited housing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Christina H Paxson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Today@Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 13, 2020 canceled and postponed events Christina Paxson Class of 2020 Closure commencement graduation International Students move out move out exemptions Online Classes Remaining on Campus room and board reimbursements U-FLi https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/51613/archive/files/bad38296ee796dae761c53fa98e5dd68.png?Expires=1779321600&Signature=wCFlfVajCzNMe7YADAw3ZvHDAvpVsjj313zj02JBR2XcSKktKnQUOCnGUDEh9EyvKJ5bpBSaQ7JiBzKXRIEnupkCinERJI9%7EWXXMsiivtTHEYMJdeQQ8nUdhDbRWg-qlBwNcjmtG%7Eq%7ETZsl%7E48PZ-x0TCMAGjqqfoIDmrsVFkTzTZpI4pK78DUAiy6NA11CCBpExzrwESkQUnz1eGPuchiWNdNPdc7Hx6ZK7nxqKIOsnxVXlgnfWFrRhwWLM740Jdw07679QPt18UcioYkFsdIFwNiIvDtd9f%7E%7EObk7SajQBQQT1eXqKYWYY5l0Ot-bxIFEafYaKjtGkdn4OOgE8Vg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cd7bd7a39bb3646a8ab087e090b19181 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown Daily Herald Description An account of the resource This collection consists of articles published by the Brown Daily Herald, the undergraduate daily student newspaper, in regards to COVID-19 at Brown. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document In testimony before the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Thursday morning, President Christina Paxson P’19 outlined essential aspects of any plan to safely reopen college campuses in the fall in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During the full committee hearing, titled “COVID-19: Going Back to College Safely,” Paxson also answered questions from senators on the role of the federal government in supporting colleges through the pandemic. Paxson said the government will need to address health, economic and other disparities; health plan enforcement mechanisms; necessary financial support for students; liability standards for higher education; and other specific strategies included in plans to safely reopen in the fall. In a community-wide email sent Thursday afternoon, Paxson wrote that she “was glad to be able to help build understanding among our country’s leaders of the complicated decisions we are confronting” and the role the government can play in supporting reopening. “No campus should open if it can’t do so safely — or if they choose not to do so,” she wrote, “But today, Brown was among institutions representing the position that so much is at stake if schools cannot resume operations that the national government should continue to make resources and guidance for higher education a priority.” Purdue University President Mitchell Daniels, Lane College President Logan Hampton and Executive Director of the American Public Health Association Georges Benjamin served as witnesses alongside Paxson at the hearing. How to return safely, and why it’s crucial Paxson, who joined the hearing through video call, opened her statement by acknowledging the continuing protests against police brutality throughout the nation, and “the pain the country is facing over systemic issues of racial injustice.” “In times like these, our colleges and universities play a critical role in building collective understanding and calling for action,” she said. Still, as the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue without a widely-disseminated vaccine — which is unlikely to be available in the fall — Paxson emphasized that the University will only reopen campus if it is safe to do so according to public health guidelines and expertise. “We will not compromise safety,” she said, adding that all plans for the fall must be “science-” and “evidence-based.” While Brown has not yet issued an official decision on what the start of the 2020-21 academic year will look like, in her testimony, Paxson outlined elements of the University’s plan in the event that there is at least some on-campus learning in the fall. These elements include testing all students and employees upon their return to campus and testing for all symptomatic students and employees throughout the year. Random testing of asymptomatic community members to track the prevalence of the disease and contact tracing through both “traditional and technology-enabled” means would also take place, according to her written testimony. In addition, residence halls would be “de-densified” so that students would live in singles with fewer students sharing bathrooms. Classrooms, libraries and dining halls would be “reconfigured to enable social distancing” and large lectures would take place virtually. The University would also implement a “robust public health education campaign” to ensure students are aware of how to keep each other and the wider community safe, Paxson wrote. This plan would require coordinating with state and local public health authorities in order to protect students and employees, as well as the local communities University members engage with. “This work is complex, it is all-consuming, it is very expensive,” Paxson said in her testimony. “But if this is what it takes to make a safe opening possible, it is well worth it. Because there is so much at stake.” For now, it remains difficult to predict how safe it will be to reopen campuses in the fall. All colleges can do is “plan for the worst and hope for the best by thinking (through) what we know about the science today,” Benjamin told The Herald in a separate interview. The University is still considering two other options for the 2020-21 academic year: an entirely remote fall semester or a tri-semester model by which students would enroll in two semesters of the year. Paxson has committed to sharing an official decision on the University’s plans for the fall by July 15, The Herald previously reported. Importance of federal support Through any plan implemented for the fall, Paxson highlighted the role the federal government must play to support institutions of higher education in these decisions. She testified that the higher education sector cannot reopen without “continued federal support.” Universities will need assistance in funding increased financial aid and emergency support for research and graduate positions, Paxson said. The University’s deficit for Fiscal Year 2021 is estimated to be “significantly larger” than previous years and could range from $100 million to $200 million, The Herald previously reported. And while Brown will be able to weather the increased financial costs and losses prompted by the public health and economic crisis, many other institutions will not, Paxson said in her testimony. In a May 29 letter to the U.S. Senate, the American Council on Education and 84 other signed associations and entities estimated that “higher education will require $46.6 billion to address near-term financial needs, including need-based aid for students and costs incurred due to campus closures,” Paxson wrote in her testimony. This figure excludes additional costs for reopening in the fall, such as for testing, tracing and isolation. “Additional assistance should go directly to institutions,” she wrote. “We know that state and local health departments are underfunded,” Benjamin told The Herald. “In order for them to provide the support to colleges and do the testing and contact tracing, they’re going to need to be adequately supported.” Questions from senators: government oversight, supporting students, liability After all four witnesses gave their statements, they took questions from senators on various elements of reopening campuses safely in the fall. Committee Chair Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) began the question portion of the hearing by asking each of the witnesses for their thoughts on the amount of oversight the federal government should have in issuing rules for higher education. He asked Paxson about her goal of testing every student, saying that such widespread testing is neither feasible nor recommended. In response, Paxson said that she regards the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “minimum guidelines.” Next, Ranking Member Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) asked each president how they plan to “address the alarming health disparities impacting our communities of color” as they think about reopening. People of color and lower-income communities are more likely to be at risk in the face of the novel coronavirus, in part because members in these communities often serve as essential workers and typically have reduced access to health care. Paxson, who is also an economist, referenced her past studies of health and economic disparities, saying that “issues of inequity are one of the main reasons (colleges) should reopen.” On campuses, institutions of higher education can ensure equal access to education and health services, she said. In agreement with Hampton, who asked the federal government to double the maximum award of Pell Grants in his testimony, Paxson said that lower-income and first-generation students must be supported through any financial difficulties so that they can return to campus. In his testimony, Hampton also called for a federal investment of $1 billion in emergency funding to historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities and other institutions serving minorities. Responding to Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), who asked about campus protocols and the enforcement mechanisms universities would implement, Paxson said that all campus guidelines must be uniform, “crystal clear” and “grounded in public health rules.” She added that at Brown, it would be communicated that breaking such protocols would constitute a violation of the Code of Student Conduct, but that “ideally,” protocols would be supported not through enforcement, but rather through a campus culture in which students recognize the importance of following the rules to ensure each other’s safety and the health of the wider community. After asking Daniels about his public plans to protect vulnerable campus workers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pressed Paxson on the issue of “power and accountability.” Warren cited Paxson’s role as vice chair of the Association of American Universities, which signed a letter urging Congress to implement liability protections for higher education institutions in the case of harm caused by COVID-19 on campuses. Stating that the current law imposes liability on institutions only when colleges have “behaved unreasonably,” Warren asked what message Paxson thought it sent when higher education lobbied Congress to change this standard. “I do not want protection from being careless,” Paxson responded. “That is not what we’re about. If we’re careless, if we don’t follow guidelines, that is not something that should be protected in any way, shape or form.” Still, she said that in this unprecedented situation, many institutions are “very nervous that even if they play by the rules scrupulously, that they will still be subject to lawsuits,” which can be costly and “take money away from financial aid and all the support we provide to our students.” In this vein, Paxson said she supports “very carefully created liability protection” that does not protect careless behavior. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) asked the presidents the extent to which universities were able to reimburse students for the semester and provide direct relief. “We really pulled out all the stops trying to support all students,” Paxson said, citing the University’s provision of E-Gap Funds and other assistance for travel, laptops and internet access, in addition to the waiving of summer earnings requirements for students on financial aid, as examples. The University has also worked with the city of Providence to ensure local high schoolers have internet access, she said. While Paxson believed those provisions to be “fairly successful,” she noted that “what we found … is that the needs are continuing, and in some ways, growing.” As the national unemployment rate has reached a staggering level and many students find themselves and their families without jobs, “it is very hard to meet that full need,” Paxson said. “We’re getting requests for help for food. That’s where we’re at.” In response to a question from Sen. Maggie Hassan ’80 P’15 (D-NH) on the financial impact students have faced due to the pandemic and further action required by the U.S. Department of Education, Paxson described how after the 2008 Great Recession, the University increased scholarships by 12 percent to meet all undergraduates’ demonstrated need. But today, when the unemployment rate dwarfs even the peak rate of the financial crisis, Paxson said that the University is hearing from students whose Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms are no longer accurate representations of their families’ economic circumstances. “We’re having to go back and revisit all of those aid awards,” she said. “We’re in an extraordinary time for students and their parents.” Paxson also disagreed with the Department of Education’s decision to exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, veterans and students who have not yet completed FAFSA forms from the assistance allocated toward students in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. “I firmly believe that if the point is to protect students who are the future of our country,” then that includes protecting DACA recipients, veterans and first-generation, low-income and undocumented students, Paxson said in response to a question from Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV). While the University has not received CARES funding, “our intent would be to support all students as equally as we can.” Overall, Paxson wrote in her testimony, “efforts at providing relief and support should recognize the unique role of higher education institutions to serve and support a broad and complex population of students, faculty and staff, and do so in as safe a manner as possible.” “I recognize that the needs of students and employees are extraordinary,” she wrote, “but a full post-pandemic recovery requires a response that’s equally unprecedented.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Today@Brown Description An account of the resource This collection captures the different events announced on Today@Brown, a daily email received by all members of Brown, as screenshots. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document This event has been canceled. A first-generation college student, Senator Heitkamp was the first female senator to be elected from the state of North Dakota. She also served extensively in state-level government as the state’s tax commissioner and attorney general and, most recently, founded the One Country Project, an organization focused on addressing the needs and concerns of rural America. As a Watson Senior Fellow, Senator Heitkamp is leading a study group this semester, titled “How to Influence America's Future.” She recently discussed her college experience at UND after receiving an honorary degree there in May. This event is for students only. Registration required, register at the link below. Come with questions! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Today@Brown Description An account of the resource This collection captures the different events announced on Today@Brown, a daily email received by all members of Brown, as screenshots. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Join the Transformative Justice Program at Brown and the U-FLi Center to learn about transformative models of mutual aid from AMOR, DARE, Project LETS and SISTAFire. We'll be in dialogue with organizers across Rhode Island to discover ways to tangibly support efforts to build collective care alongside communities that are directly impacted by COVID-19. Explore ways to be in solidarity with disabled, undocumented, women of color and incarcerated peoples building power and mobilizing for more just futures. Access: This webinar is taking place on Zoom. We are working on having live captions and will confirm if/when that is set up. Please email dara_bayer@brown.edu or use the registration link if you have a specific access request. We acknowledge that there are folks observing Ramadan during the start of the webinar and welcome you to join later whenever is best for you. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/RIBottomUp Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown Daily Herald Description An account of the resource This collection consists of articles published by the Brown Daily Herald, the undergraduate daily student newspaper, in regards to COVID-19 at Brown. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Recently, Brown University announced it will temporarily house those fighting coronavirus on the front lines, namely emergency personnel and healthcare workers. This is a testament to the power the University has to do good in a global crisis. To that end, we would like to remind the institution that the needs of its most vulnerable community members have only intensified since the University transitioned to online learning in March. With respect to health care, employment, academics and room and board, we identify areas in which Brown should do more to minimize the damage of this new reality. It is in this spirit that students have come together under the banner of Brown University Students for an Equitable Pandemic Response (SEPR). What is a more fitting place to begin during a pandemic than health care? We are grateful that Brown’s Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) specifically covers COVID-19 testing. UnitedHealthcare, the parent company of SHIP, has eliminated student cost-sharing for treatment, which means no copays, coinsurance and deductibles — but only through May 31. While this is certainly helpful for the next month, unfortunately coronavirus knows no arbitrary cutoff date. Neither should Brown’s care for the health of all students. We thus call on Brown to fully cover the costs of testing, treatment and eventual vaccination for all students on the plan for the duration of the pandemic. Furthermore, we recognize that the coming summer months will not allow for a normal cycle of health insurance renewals. To that end, we propose that Brown extend SHIP for graduating seniors beyond the August 15 end-of-cycle. The University has given this option to graduating PhD students and Master’s students, clearly demonstrating that an extension policy of this sort is within reason. Taking into account the most uncertain job market that seniors are about to enter, an extension is the ethical thing to do. It is also the safe one. If many alumni have not yet found another stable insurance plan, those unfortunately afflicted may be forced, out of financial necessity, to try to ‘ride out’ the illness. Of course, SEPR understands the reality that Brown cannot oversee graduates’ healthcare indefinitely, but we see this proposal as a fitting measure for an extraordinary moment. Recognizing that our country embarrassingly links healthcare to employment — with millions losing this lifeline because of mass layoffs — we also suggest ways in which Brown can help mitigate the hardships of its workers. Brown has protected the employment of its full-time staff through June 30. Now, Brown U SEPR is simply calling on our administration to do the same for ALL workers still at Brown, including temporary workers and subcontractors. The subcontracting economy, in which Brown is a participant, can lead to lower wages, less bargaining power and scant employment protections and benefits. These vulnerabilities are clearly magnified by the pandemic. But a mere continuation of employment is not enough. Again, we reiterate the good work Brown has done with respect to its living space for front-line workers across Rhode Island. It is a recognition that essential workers require special accommodations. Continuing on that logic, then, it is incumbent on Brown to provide hazard time and a half pay to workers risking their lives by coming in. Both University and subcontracted workers must receive hazard pay going forward and retroactively for all hours worked from March 12, the day of transition to remote learning. In the long term, SEPR hopes that the pandemic forces Brown to reflect on its participation in the subcontracting economy. In the short term, these steps are how Brown must show it cares for its security guards, maintenance and dining workers and many others who ensure the University runs smoothly. Another central component of Brown U SEPR’s call to action is for all student workers expecting a paycheck to continue being paid for their scheduled hours through the end of the term. This includes students who have already exceeded their on-campus work expectation in wages earned. Many students rely on University employment for food, housing and other essentials. The University did give $150 for travel expenses to all students on financial aid, but this provision was for one special circumstance. Unlike a sudden flight from Rhode Island, food, housing and supplies are not one-time needs. We fear that now, faced with more than a month of lost wages, student workers are struggling to make ends meet. Considering the value student workers add to campus, pay continuity is a way for Brown to meaningfully express its appreciation. Beyond the clear needs pertaining to employment and healthcare, we also address the grim reality of learning off-campus. Acknowledging that over 2,600 undergraduate students and 65 faculty have endorsed the call for Universal Pass, we join them in calling on Brown to adopt a universal pass grading system. Brown values undergraduate learning as a formative time for students’ personal growth. In keeping with this mission, we must recognize that COVID-19 has devastated each one of Brown’s 6,752 undergraduates uniquely. Though the semester may be officially coming to a close, it is not too late for an academic policy that brings as much uniformity as possible to a pandemic and economic collapse. From an email students received regarding room and board fees, Brown’s refund policy multiplies half of a semester’s total fees “by the percent of parent contribution to the standard cost of attendance.” This decision to only factor in parental contribution makes financial aid dollars ineligible for refund. How illogical, since financial aid is meant to cover precisely what parents cannot contribute! Assessing the refund in this manner, then, seems to skew the benefits away from families who need it most. Now, University administrators might respond to these claims by pointing to the Emergency Funds, Curricular & Co-curricular Gap (E-Gap), which allows students to apply for financial support in times of unexpected need. This approach, however, burdens students to request money for each issue that arises. It fails to capture how financial struggle does not tend to allow significant free time. Similar to grading, then, SEPR advocates for a universal solution: an across-the-board refund of 50 percent of the semester’s room and board costs to all students, regardless of parental contribution. Finally, we must remember that Brown is not in a bubble. According to the University’s website, “the story of Brown is also the story of Providence and Rhode Island.” This quote could reflect a laudable commitment to the community, but in light of Brown’s tax arrangements, we caution the University to tamp down its pride. The University’s exemption from Providence property taxes translates to over $30 million less for the city — especially biting when budgets for the whole state are running thin. By pledging $10 million to mutual aid efforts in Rhode Island, Brown would justify belonging in Rhode Island’s story. To this end, we’ve put together a list of local groups that University donations could help tremendously. Unlike President Paxon, Brown U SEPR is by no means optimistic about a return to normalcy on campus in the fall. Instead, we are focusing on fundamental human needs that do not depend on a calendar: health, employment, financial well-being. We may lack a blueprint for how to successfully overcome a pandemic, but we will not stay quiet at home. In Solidarity, Brown U SEPR Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Online newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University Communication Description An account of the resource Mass communication sent out by Brown Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers Dear Students, As we approach the end of the semester, we know that many of you are looking ahead to the summer and searching for remote opportunities that will help you expand and apply your learning. We also understand that the disruption of this moment means it is even more important to connect with others to build meaningful, rewarding, and supportive partnerships. Therefore, we are writing to share information about two new initiatives: (1) the BrownConnect Collaborative SPRINT Award to fund remote, short-term internship, research, service and teaching opportunities, and (2) the BrownConnect Summer Institute – an immersive remote learning experience to explore career pathways, develop professional skills, and analyze real-world problems alongside alumni and community members. Please note that all current undergraduate students (including those graduating in May 2020) are eligible to apply for the opportunities described below. BrownConnect Collaborative SPRINTs – Short-term Projects for Research, Internships, and Teaching This summer, the College in partnership with CareerLAB, the Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning, and the Swearer Center for Public Service will offer new opportunities for students to receive funding for remote short-term internships, course development projects, and community engagement experiences. Traditionally, UTRA, LINK, and Signature Program awards have been available to students undertaking full-time, on-site summer experiences. This summer, we will continue to support those opportunities that can be carried out remotely and also create new, flexible, shorter-term options to support a greater number of students. The new BrownConnect SPRINT Awards will provide a $2,000 stipend. Collaborative opportunities with Brown faculty, community partners, and alumni employers will be posted in BrownConnect over the next week, and they will be labeled or “tagged” as “SPRINT” opportunities. Students can also apply for funding for opportunities they find elsewhere. Please complete this brief Google form now to receive program updates. Applications for SPRINTs will open on May 1 and close on May 18 at 11:59 pm, with the first award notifications likely in early June. All undergraduates (including graduating seniors and students who have previously received LINK, UTRA, or Signature Program funding) are eligible to apply. Selected students may still be considered for a LINK, UTRA, or Signature Program awards in the future. Due to limited funding, we will prioritize funding for students with demonstrated financial need. Additional information, including FAQs about the BrownConnect SPRINT Award, is available here. Additional Financial Support for Students this Summer As Provost Locke announced, the summer earnings expectations for all students will be waived this year. In addition, students with high demonstrated financial need who receive a $2,000 SPRINT stipend will automatically receive an additional $1,000 gap award for a total award amount of $3,000. Students who are eligible for the additional gap award will be notified in their award selection notice. BrownConnect Summer Institute The BrownConnect Summer Institute (BCSI) will be a free seven-week, virtual summer program for Brown students beginning on June 8, 2020. BCSI is designed to provide students with a meaningful, immersive, and educational experience allowing them to engage with and learn from a diverse group of Brown alumni, community members, faculty, and staff. In the first three weeks, students will participate in virtual case studies hosted by Brown alumni and community members representing a range of industries; engage in skills workshops on topics such as research, financial analysis, life design, and effective networking; hear from senior industry experts; and have opportunities to reflect on their learning. In the second half of the Institute, students can choose to conduct individual or group projects, mentored by volunteer alumni and community members serving in the role of Project Leaders. All currently enrolled undergraduates (including May 2020 degree candidates) are eligible to participate in the BrownConnect Summer Institute upon completion of a brief application. For planning purposes, it is important for us to learn of your interest in this program as early as possible. All students who submit an application prior to May 22 will be guaranteed admission; applications received after this time will be considered, but not guaranteed. We hope that you will find these new opportunities helpful in your summer plans, and as always, please know that you are welcome to reach out to college@brown.edu with any questions you may have. You can also reach the BrownConnect team directly at brownconnect@brown.edu. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown Daily Herald Description An account of the resource This collection consists of articles published by the Brown Daily Herald, the undergraduate daily student newspaper, in regards to COVID-19 at Brown. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document When they first found out that the University was asking undergraduates to vacate dorms in response to COVID-19, many students from low-income backgrounds faced immediate challenges. “How am I going to pay for this?” Adrianna Maxwell ’22, a student staffer at the Undocumented, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center, who also identifies as a U-FLi student, wondered. “In the moment, I was stressed. I’ve got to get home and I’ve got to pack my stuff. … How am I going to pay for storage?” Hannah Ponce ’22, who is also a U-FLi student, said that as soon as she heard the University was sending students home, she had to figure out how to make ends meet without her two jobs in Providence as an intern for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and as a student cashier for Brown Dining Services. “I can’t afford my bills without working, so before even thinking about how I was going to get off campus, I was already calling … to get my job back” in her home state of California. “We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, and I was like ‘I need to make money,’ but that’s just the experience of being a U-FLi student.” Many students in the U-FLi community shared Maxwell and Ponce’s concerns. “I was hearing a lot of those things from students” in the days following the University’s March 12 announcement of its decision, said Julio Reyes ’12, the program director of the U-FLi Center, who has been providing individualized support for students facing the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a month after the University first announced its transition to online learning,many U-FLi students have returned to financially challenging situations at home and are facing a different kind of struggle. “What end(s) up coming up … (are) all the issues related to being at home and being a student at home,” Reyes said. “I was worried about income”: Financial instability and household responsibilities After applying for emergency funding to cover the costs of moving out and changing her flight home to an earlier date, Maxwell eventually made it back to Broadview, Illinois, a town just outside Chicago where she lives with her father and brother. But “when I got home, the worries kind of changed,” she said. Her father works in the automobile industry, and his plant initially closed down in response to the pandemic. Lacking paid leave benefits, he had to file for unemployment. Even though her 21-year-old brother, who works at a call center, was able to keep his job, “I was worried about income,” Maxwell said. After two weeks of uncertainty, Maxwell’s father’s plant opened up again, and he was able to return to work. “I guess the automobile industry was seen as essential workers,” Maxwell said, but added, “it still kind of worries me because … he could be exposed to the virus at any point.” Concentrating on academics back home has been tough. “I had a lot of anxiety when my dad was let go without paid leave, so it’s just stuff like that that you’re worried about and you’re not focused,” Maxwell said. Other students are looking to juggle supporting their families with their academic obligations. Ponce’s two jobs in Providence have continued to pay her temporarily — her position at BuDS will pay her for her scheduled hours through May 4. But now that she’s home, Ponce is taking on more responsibility in maintaining her household because her mother is an essential worker and her father is at elevated risk of contracting the virus. “Even though I’m not working, it’s still really hard to manage my home life and school work,” she said. Some students whose parents have been laid off are “saying that they now want to take on what’s considered an essential job in their city in order to support family,” said Reyes. That situation can be particularly hard on students who are U.S. citizens but who come from mixed-status families. Undocumented working parents who are laid off from their jobs or choose not to work because of health risks might not have access to federal support services. In that case, “the students now feel like they have to support their families,” Reyes said. “It’s been tough.” “It’s not an equal playing field”: Challenges to academics at home Direct pressure to provide income and household support is not the only challenge afflicting students; with remote learning comes inevitable technical roadblocks. A couple weeks ago, a power line in Maxwell’s neighborhood went out, abruptly cutting off her Wi-Fi access. The power stayed out for about eight to 12 hours, Maxwell added, forcing her to miss one of her classes via Zoom. The loss of power didn’t come as a “big surprise,” Maxwell said. While not a regular occurrence, “it’s not out of the blue that the power could go out” in her neighborhood. Her house is older and the power infrastructure isn’t very efficient or new. Remote classwork has proven to be difficult to manage at home for Ponce as well. While she believes she can still do well in her courses, she supported the Universal Pass campaign because she understands “what it’s like to have to make sacrifices for your academics that you shouldn’t have to.” Various proposals concerning temporary modifications to the University’s grading system this semester have been widely and intensely debated. Dean of the College Rashid Zia ’01 acknowledged some students’ desire for Universal Pass in a March 30 email, but upheld the University’s decision not to adopt either Universal Pass or mandatory Satisfactory/No Credit system. In this email, Dean Zia wrote that for certain students who had overcome challenges after struggling academically earlier in their time at the University, “letter grades this semester – even if only in one class – could showcase their resilience in the face of adversity.” Instead, the University opted to extend the deadline for students to elect to take classes S/NC; students now have until May 1 to change their grade options. Ponce said that many of the administration’s public statements about UPass have been “really inconsiderate of the experiences that U-FLi students are having. Saying that this is a time when we can display our resilience is ridiculous.” “When we’re not on campus, we’re not equal to other students,” she said. Without equal access to libraries, computer labs and other resources, and with the added stress of family life, U-FLi students face challenges that students with more at-home resources do not. “There are so many more things that affect U-FLi students that make it more difficult to just focus on your academics,” she said. Associate Dean for International Students Asabe Poloma works alongside Reyes on the team that coordinates the COVID-19 Transition E-Gap Fund. She and the rest of the E-Gap team have been working to support students, but they are aware that the situation is complex and ridden with inequalities beyond their control. “In a context of structural poverty and an infrastructure that exceeds Brown’s campus, how do we manage that and account for that?” With college campuses closing across the country, forcing many low-income students to continue school work from home, the pandemic has revealed the class inequities that run deep in the student bodies of many colleges and universities across the U.S., according to the New York Times. For Maxwell, who also supports UPass, the pandemic has only made more evident a reality that already exists on campus. “Even at Brown, you see class differences and struggles,” she said. “But when people go home, those are exacerbated, and it’s not an equal playing field.” Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Online newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown Dank Stash of Memes for S/NC Teens Description An account of the resource This collection consists of memes created by Brown community members that were posted on the Facebook page "Brown Dank Stash of Memes for S/NC Memes." Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Image on Facebook Post Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Unknown Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Bernie or Buttigieg Universal Pass @ Brown" Meme Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brown Community Member Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Brown Dank Stash of Memes for S/NC Teens Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Facebook Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 30, 2020 Facebook grade debate grades Meme Memes U-FLi upass https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/51613/archive/files/a4ae7617adb472c2ff73d200d65c19a9.png?Expires=1779321600&Signature=cns5l6VR21%7EK7o3L3PQwv0Wb9RoaznaW-Y9YThfhg95O64xNJoju5Ajt3zAR-OR7JCcYaDL2f%7E%7EtBCgmWI0aO%7EVpOsztXQaaS%7EVzxARwR4CrGjgbo4X6V85mI-lvebBduWzn1kve1X6bfHR3IwHqQsgWIDLoB0dGv1H8BR5JyMxjRiyHlb4w19m7XTlpM2KqNykuorN16QG%7E8ltCnIrioU0zu9wyYJlPcG6xbPPiIQWrq6Ugf3f5PeA0A0jcprl-F0KOH2h4KDP9PaYOHLSh5YqKo9kinKnxSa1FlMOrm1N6Mk3bzSL8rBTlHjGBrkBBBtElmroK0cLeKVJUJeTbqA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b0ddc87ade6e040f55281dd17f10c8ed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown Dank Stash of Memes for S/NC Teens Description An account of the resource This collection consists of memes created by Brown community members that were posted on the Facebook page "Brown Dank Stash of Memes for S/NC Memes." Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Image on Facebook Post Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Unknown Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Resilience "Lord Farquaad" Meme Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brown Community Member Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Brown Dank Stash of Memes for S/NC Teens Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Facebook Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 30, 2020 Facebook Meme Memes Mental Health Rashid Zia U-FLi university communications upass