Category: COVID-19
Open Letter & Demands for COVID-19 Safety
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Instructional Continuity Town Halls
UW–Madison has been hosting virtual town halls to “provide updates about guidelines, recommendations and protocols related to instruction for fall 2020.” Recordings of these videos are available on UW–Madison’s website for roughly one week after the event. We offer the …
TAA’s Statement on Smart Restart
For more information, contact:Alejandra Canales, CV Vitolo-HaddadCo-Presidentstaa@taa-madison.org Press release: TAA’s statement on Smart Restart Madison, WI (June 18, 2020): Yesterday Chancellor Blank issued UW–Madison’s Smart Restart plan preparing for an in-person fall 2020 semester. With this decision, UW–Madison is prioritizing …
Video: Analysis of Dean Karpus’s COVID-19 Response
Watch TAA members Allie and Jon break down the ideology behind Dean Karpus’s response to graduate student demands amid the COVID-19 crisis. Subtitles are available by clicking the “cc” icon in the lower right of the video. Stay tuned for …
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Karpus’s Response
UW-Madison Graduate School Dean <graduateschooldean@grad.wisc.edu> Mon, Mar 30, 8:44 PM to taa@taa-madison.org, Office, LAURENT, PATRICK, president@taa-madison.org Dear TAA Leadership, We appreciate your message regarding issues that graduate students are facing. As you noted, the university is working to quickly identify and mitigate hardships for students, faculty, and …
COVID-19 Letter
– OPEN LETTER TO ADMINISTRATORS – – UPDATE: Over 1,330 of your colleagues signed! – On March 30 we sent the first batch of 900 signatures to University administrators. Late that evening, Dean William Karpus sent a disappointing and largely …
TAA Demands Clarity, Equity in UW COVID-19 Response
As Madison and the university community address public health concerns related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is crucial that adequate protections are in place for graduate workers, their families, and their students. On Wednesday morning, March 11, TAA members …
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