Archive for July 2020

Dear colleagues,  On July 6, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) created a directive which would require non-immigrant students (F-1 and M-1 visas) who take a fully online course load this Fall to immediately leave the United States. The University of Minnesota joined other institutions around the country to voice our commitment to international students through a lawsuit,…

Dear colleagues,  CDC guidelines for reopening heavily rely on cleaning and disinfecting, both of which intersect with the creation of healthy and connected communities in which everyone can thrive, because: They involve design elements frequently touched, such as tables, doorknobs, light switches, counter tops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets and sinks, gas pump handles, and touch…

Dear colleagues,  Many of us are struggling to make sense of our times, to decide what to take on and what to leave out or what to say and how to say it. All that can be exhausting. In a recent BBC article on “The real reason lockdown is exhausting,” Kathleen Vohs, a University of Minnesota…