Dear Romance Studies Faculty, Students and Staff,

Incoming news has slowed somewhat today, giving us all a chance to take a deep breath and regroup. I still have some info to share though.

URGENT! For Faculty and Grad TAs

The College has put together a quick survey to assess the preparedness of faculty and other instructors to deliver courses remotely in the coming weeks: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5DygV5VkOpv6Jf Please complete this survey by 5:00 PM TOMORROW.

Webinars For Online Teaching

Please see the list of Webinars available from Cornell’s Language Resource Center. Starting today, sessions such as “So you’re doin’ Zoom. What’s next? Day 1 of online teaching” and “Talk amongst yourselves! Zoom breakout rooms tutorial and practice” and a handful of other sessions useful for remote instruction help will be offered online.

Help! I need open content!

A helpful one pager from Cornell’s Copyright Information Center about where to find images, audio and video content to use in your online teaching efforts that won’t infringe on copyright.

Work By Romance Studies Faculty

Karen Pinkus recently translated The Metaphysics of Patient Zero, a timely read which can be found on the Diacritics blog.

Support Local Business

This site is tracking which downtown shops and restaurants are open in any capacity: https://www.downtownithaca.com/. As you will see, some offer online shopping and curbside pick-up options. Many of these businesses are at least somewhat precarious in the best of times, and could use your support.

Ten Ways to Ease Your Coronavirus Anxiety

Simple tips from the New York Times to help reduce anxiety during this challenging time.

Stay well, stay strong and stay in touch,

Mary Beth