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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…