Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, wrote "Opening the Door for an Equitable Re-Entry" for the Inclusion Allies Coalition Forum. 

Excerpt

As infectious disease experts begin to think about how life will be when we return to work and school, it is critical that diversity and inclusion experts also think about how to support a non-discriminatory and equitable environment.

While many people are just excited they will be to get back to previous routines, there are others concerned about how they will be received and how will they survive. Our American-Asian and Asian community members have been unfairly targeted and black men are wary about wearing facial masks/coverings because of racial profiling. There were also those who were struggling financially before whose socioeconomic status is now even more fragile and those who have been thrust into poverty as a result of this pandemic. As some move back into “regular” life, how do we protect and address the real-life inequalities for those in these very vulnerable and real situations?