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May 28: Letter from VP David Trainor
Dear Colleagues:
I write to further update you on plans regarding the resumption of regular University operations for the 2021-22 academic year.
With the recent announcements by the Governor of Massachusetts and the Mayor of Boston, effective May 29, 2021, Boston College is no longer subject to occupancy restrictions in offices or classroom facilities. As such, all current capacity limitations on campus classrooms, workspaces, and outdoor areas will be rescinded. In addition, the CDC and Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) have lifted the mask mandate. However, beginning on the 29
th, BC faculty, staff, students, and visitors who are not fully vaccinated will be required to wear a mask on campus when physical distancing cannot be maintained, and at all times in the Connell Recreation Center. Of course, any vaccinated member of the community who wishes to continue wearing a mask for their own comfort should feel free to do so. All faculty and staff coming to campus are reminded to complete their daily health assessment and to stay home if they have any COVID-19 symptoms or feel ill.
BostonMassachusettsUnited-statesBoston-collegeDavid-trainorPeoplesoftOffice-for-institutional-diversityConnell-recreation-centerMassachusetts-department-of-public-healthMassachusetts-departmentPublic-healthConnell-recreationLEXINGTON, Ky. (April 27, 2021) — On Wednesday, April 28, partners from the Office for Student Success, Office for Institutional Diversity, International Student and Scholar Services and Student Government Association will host a two-part event focused on solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community from 2 to 5 p.m.
“During the AAPI vigil a few weeks ago, I heard over and over again the call for solidarity across communities,” Carol Taylor-Shim, director of diversity in the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, said. “The AAPI community and other communities of color share the trauma, pain and devastation from racism, oppression and hatred. This event is the start of intentional coalition building across communities. None of us are free unless all of us are free.”
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Following is a blog by Rafael E. Pérez-Figueroa, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society in the College of Public Health, and Kathryn M. Cardarelli, associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society and senior assistant provost for faculty affairs and professional development at the University of Kentucky.
Racism has long defined health and well-being in our state and the country. Currently, the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and law enforcement violence has exacerbated a complex ecosystem framing health inequities nationally. By March 2020, following the killing of Breonna Taylor, issues of structural racism and health inequities were at the forefront of our public consciousness. In response to the local and national reckoning associated with Taylor’s and others’ deaths, we organized a yearlong program of events at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health with the goal of promoting an anti-racist environment in our academic community. All of the events in this program were recorded and are available here.
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