Social Distancing
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The Necessity of In-Person Education
We have the tools to reduce the risk of viral transmission, and if we use those tools, we should be able to resume normal schooling.
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Moving Toward a Post-Pandemic New York City and Nation
We should also be ready for a time when hands can be shaken and hugs can be given, and our tactile, social species is able once again to exhale.
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What We’ve Learned From the Pandemic in 2020
If we learned anything in 2020, it is that we need a unified American community if we are to defeat this virus and return to normal life.
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Personal Reflections on Education During the Pandemic
Like everyone else, I am eager for the vaccine to be distributed and for the infection rate to go down so we can all exhale and return to the real world. A world I know I will never again take for granted.
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Accelerating America’s Response to COVID-19
America is a diverse nation whose people hold a wide variety of beliefs and values. But surely, we can unite behind a national effort to defeat this virus and rebuild our national economy. Surely…
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Maintaining Hope in A Horrible Time
Human ingenuity and persistence give me hope and help me navigate the worst public health catastrophe in a century.
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Back to School During a Pandemic
Being in a classroom, even with a mask and with nearly half of my students online, provides a semblance of normalcy and I am grateful for the opportunity.
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Carefully Reopening New York City and Columbia University
Our collective community is struggling to respond to this disease, and I have confidence we will do so.
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Predicting the Future Response to Our Current Cascading Crises
Anyone who confidently predicts the second half of 2020 hasn’t been paying serious attention to the first half of the year.
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