Welcome back to Week 10 in my weekly reports analyzing the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on the country, higher education and study abroad (we’re in the double digits!). For those of you reading this on my blog, Off the Silk Road, I have also launched a newsletter, where these Read more
Welcome back to Week 9 in my weekly reports analyzing the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on the country, higher education and study abroad. For those of you reading this on my blog, Off the Silk Road, I have also launched a newsletter, where these reports can be sent directly Read more
I would like to take a moment at the beginning of this week’s report to express my deepest sympathies to the family of George Floyd and my solidarity with those fighting for social justice and racial equality. There’s no mask to protect us against police brutality. There’s no vaccine for Read more
America is hurting. Protests, riots and civil unrest have erupted across the country over the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, at the hands of a police officer. Our nation is in pain. Our nation is angry. People demand justice, not just for Floyd, but for the Read more
Welcome back to Week 6 in my weekly report on what I’ve read recently on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first report here, the second one here and the third here. Two weeks ago, I outlined 10 scenarios for Read more
Welcome back to Week 5 in my weekly report on what I’ve read recently on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first report here, the second one here and the third here. Last week, I outlined 10 scenarios for colleges Read more
Welcome back to Week 4 in my weekly report on what I’ve read this week on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first report here, the second one here and the third here. Like last week, we’ll be focusing on Read more
Happy May! First of all, I’d like to congratulate Anderson Cooper on the birth of his son, Wyatt Morgan Cooper. Among this never-ending heartbreaking news cycle, it’s nice to have a little joy. In a strange turn of events, a tweet I posted about the baby’s birth went viral, with Read more
Here we are. Another week as the U.S. and the world continue its fight against the coronavirus. This is the second in my weekly reports on what I’ve most recently read on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first one Read more
I hope this note finds everyone well. I wanted to use this forum to share my perspective on where we are in the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see possible ways going forward. First, a brief background on myself. At the end of January, I was caught in the middle Read more