Editor in Chief: December '21 - May '23 | Chief Print Editor: September '20 - May '22 | A community-focused culture magazine dedicated to amplifying creative voices. As EIC, I managed a five team organization that produced 80+ literary, illustrative, and photo pieces annually by maintaining interdepartmental accord, conducting thorough content reviews, and ensuring adherence to strict deadlines.
~ Content warning: sexual violence and sexual harassment. ~ The silence that followed my story filled the room as my friends looked at each other with concern in their eyes. “Marie, that is not OK.” I was utterly confused by both their reaction and the thought that their memories were void of similar experiences. I began replaying every encounter and every scenario with the male gender in my head, trying to comprehend …
“To the greatest extent possible, we need to keep people employed, not just because we care about them and we need to continue delivering services, but because the money we pay them is part of how we rebuild our economy,” Hahn said at the meeting. “We should be considering all ways that we can put public dollars to work to support a local recovery.”
According to Hans de Wit, director of Boston College’s Center for International Higher Education, top research institutions will see little difference in their foreign student enrollment, but smaller private institutions will face a larger effect. Institutions need to improve rather than hit the "reset button" when there is an opening to resume normal instruction, de Wit added.
‘Living with uncertainty’: UC Berkeley faculty discusses understanding, seeking equity amid COVID-19
According to Obermeyer, bias involved in algorithms and data collection has the potential to be “dangerous” both generally and when looking to understand the pandemic’s severity. Algorithms require specific variables and datasets that bring to question how the “messy” concept of health and deterioration was translated into a specific variable. “Be careful what you ask an algorithm to do — it’s going to do it,” Obermeyer said during the livestream.
People of color have also been disproportionately affected in that they are often essential workers, with many working in higher-risk settings and having fewer resources, Prah Ruger added. “COVID-19 has exposed the underlying inequities in our society and certain health inequities," Prah Ruger said. "So, sadly and very unfortunately — but not surprisingly — many of the outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic and the epidemic in the United States have been unevenly …
“This is a moment when we realize that we’re all in this together,” Brady said at the event. “When we do good things for people, like providing children with food stamps, they turn out to have better lives as they go forward. … We have to think about how, by investing in people, we actually make the society better.”
UC administration confirms academic employees qualify for job opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic
“As a public institution, UC has a responsibility to support its employees and local communities to the greatest extent possible, including avoiding layoffs,” Gordon said in the email. “The president and chancellors also want to help UC employees take all health precautions necessary and support the aim of flattening the curve of the pandemic, which is particularly important right now.”