Task Force on Coronavirus
The APSA Task Force on the Coronavirus, appointed by President Paula McClain on the recommendation of the APSA Council, worked through the summer of 2020 to identify implications of the coronavirus pandemic for our profession, institutions, and professional organizations, emphasizing actions our members, institutions, and organizations could effectively take to avoid harm, ameliorate negative effects, and learn from the experience. The Task Force was comprised of the following members: Christina Greer, Fordham University, co-chair; Virginia Sapiro, Boston University, co-chair; Eileen Hunt Botting, Notre Dame University; Frank Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha; Neil Chaturvedi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nick Clark, Susquehanna University; Patrick Egan, New York University; Keesha Middlemass, Howard University; Mark Peterson, University of California, Los Angeles; Tressa Tabares, American Rivers College; Rachel Torres, University of Iowa
The Task Force produced the following statements:
- A Statement on Federal and State Support for Institutions of Higher Education. The complete statement can be viewed here.
- A Statement to APSA Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Statement of Concern to Academic Institutions on the Protection of Basic Civil and Human Rights during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. The complete statement can be viewed here.
- A Statement and Recommendations on Teaching during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. The complete statement can be viewed here.
- A Statement and Recommendations on Professional Career and Personnel Matters. The complete statement can be viewed here.
Committee Members:
- Christina Greer, Fordham University, co-chair
- Virginia Sapiro, Boston University, co-chairs
- Eileen Hunt Botting, Notre Dame University
- Frank Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha
- Neil Chaturvedi, California State; Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Nick Clark, Susquehanna University
- Patrick Egan, New York University
- Keesha Middlemass, Howard University
- Mark Peterson, University of California, Los Angeles
- Tressa Tabares, American Rivers College
- Rachel Torres, University of Iowa