I have no job, and may not be able to find a job into the semester depending on Yale’s social distancing policies. With all the uncertainty and so many out of work, I believe it is completely unfair to ask low income students to contribute to their education when families Read more…
During COVID-19, being able to continue my jobs with the Yale Sustainable Food Project and the Office of Sustainability remotely was really meaningful and important. In addition, being paid for my Film Studies department job– which couldn’t go remote– was so helpful because I have an apartment lease that makes Read more…
I think it’s pretty clear that a return to campus will magnify the race and class divides that existed before the pandemic began. These divides will be structural and academic but they will also be interpersonal. Unless Black students have the means to grapple with the emotional and mental health Read more…
Yale MH&C has proven to me time and time again that change is necessary in order for it to fulfill its mission of serving its community. Personally, after going to the intake appointment and having one follow-up appointment, the psychologist cancelled for multiple different reasons (sickness, lack of staff) seven Read more…
The pandemic has served as a harsh reminder of the large disparity between first generation low income students and the majority of Yalies. My tight income household struggles to provide me with many of the privileges financially free households are able to provide. That disparity can be a slight difference, Read more…
I got an appointment right away. However, throughout the process, I felt like my therapist was constantly trying to tell me I was ok. I think that if you’re not in immediate danger, Yale mental health and counseling tries to brush you to the side. There needs to be people Read more…
During the COVID-19 crisis, I was living in a housing situation where I would have been unable to regularly attend my classes. I was given permission to return to Yale after Spring break, but the inequity of class and privilege was exposed by those who either struggled or were fine Read more…
I had a massive safety net to fall back onto– stable home in a relatively affluent suburb that I could come home to. All income earners in my house worked jobs that could go remote, which meant that we continued making money without risking exposure. We could keep ordering food Read more…
I haven’t beared the same emotional and financial burdens that many of my FGLI peers have during these past few months. My rage towards Yale, which is demanding that students pay beyond what they can afford, doesn’t compare to that of many of my peers whose lives and beings are Read more…
“Once my spring break class trip was cancelled, I planned to remain on campus for the duration of the break in order to save money on travel and to avoid unsafe living conditions. Midway through, of course, this became impossible for me, as dorms were closing. I spoke with both Read more…