Our community is facing challenges unlike any we have seen before as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few weeks, graduate students, faculty and staff have shown incredible resilience as research labs have had to ramp down, instruction has moved online, and scholarship has been forced to find new ways to continue under substantial constraints.
We are in the midst of an extraordinarily challenging period, and I want to thank you for all that you are doing to promote the health and wellness of our communities.
You will have read in the letter that graduate students may continue to conduct on-campus research, including working in libraries and labs. Graduate student teaching assistants, fellows and instructors will be expected to continue with their teaching using remote learning. If you have not done so already, please read the president's email closely.
Congratulations on choosing Brown for your graduate studies! As you begin planning your move to Providence, housing will likely be one of your first considerations. This email provides information that can help you to prepare.
The Graduate School is forwarding this message to new graduate students, who may not have set up their Brown email account in time to receive this June message from the Provost. It announces a pilot program for for childcare subsidies. Applications for the program are due by July 31. See details below.