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Disabled academics and advocates with public health and policy expertise, challenging ableism and fighting for COVID safety in higher ed and beyond.

Supporting students and organizing since January 2022!

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We're preparing for another year of our Campus Ambassador Program and we invite all current students interested in disability justice and COVID safety advocacy to apply!

Apply to join the program by June 6, 2025 at 11:59pm PT covidsafecampus.org/ambassadors

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Join the COVID Safe Campus Ambassadors Program this Fall! Bullets points read: Are you a student interested in disability justice and COVID safety advocacy? Do you want to help increase access to COVID safety resources on campus? Apply to join the program by June 6, 2025 at 11:59pm PT. At the bottom of the page a text bubble that says Applications now open: covidsafecampus.org/ambassadors . Beside the text is the COVID Safe Campus logo, a red circle with a white spike protein and white text reading "Covid Safe Campus Ambassadors." COVID Safe Campus Ambassadors Program. About the program. Ambassadors will join a cross-campus network of advocates implementing ground-level, disability-justice-informed COVID safety advocacy through peer support, mutual aid, and education initiatives on their campuses.  covidsafecampus.org/ambassadors
May 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Our Campus Mask Ban Policy Report Form is easy to fill out.

What info we're looking for:
- School name
- The text of the policy (copy/paste it)
- Where/how the policy applies
- Link to the source

All submissions are anonymous.

Report restrictive mask policies here: tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
Campus Mask Ban Policy Report Form Walkthrough. URL: tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans . What is there to fill out? Below are screenshots of questions on the Policy Report Form. There are three questions in the left column. First question: University/College name. Second question: Is the policy that you are reporting proposed, or already in effect? (Choose one option: “Policy proposed (not in effect yet)”, “Policy already in effect”, or “Other:”). Third question: Campuses affected: (Check all that apply: ​​”School only has one campus”, “Specific campuses”, “All campuses”, “System-wide”, “Other:”). The next question, shown in the right column, reads as: “What type of restrictive mask policy is it at this time? You may select multiple types to best reflect the policy.” Options include: “Masks prohibited at certain events.”, “Masks prohibited in certain locations.”, “Masks prohibited in certain situations.”, ​​”Masks must be removed at the request of [somebody with authority].”, “Masks prohibited in classrooms.”, “Masks prohibited in dorms or campus housing.”, “Total ban on masks in any context.”, “People are punished for covering their faces but there is no official policy banning it.”, Other, please specify. Other (open ended text box).” Below the screenshots text reads as “After this, just paste a copy to the link to where you found the policy along with the exact text that the policy states - and you’re done!” The bottom left corner of the image has the COVID Safe Campus logo. Campus Mask Ban Policy Report Form Walkthrough: Policy Type. URL: tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans . “How to choose policy types.” The left column displays a screenshot of a question with a list of policy types and checkboxes beside them. Text reads as: “What type of restrictive mask policy is it at this time? You may select multiple types to best reflect the policy.” Options include: “Masks prohibited at certain events.”, “Masks prohibited in certain locations.”, “Masks prohibited in certain situations.”, ​​”Masks must be removed at the request of [somebody with authority].”, “Masks prohibited in classrooms.”, “Masks prohibited in dorms or campus housing.”, “Total ban on masks in any context.”, “People are punished for covering their faces but there is no official policy banning it.”, Other, please specify. Other (open ended text box).” End of question text. Answer based on where, when, & how mask use is restricted. The right column of the graphic provides examples of each type of policy. Select ALL that apply. Examples: “Masks prohibited at certain events”- such as a university meeting, forum, graduation, etc. “Masks prohibited in certain locations”- such as specific buildings/areas on campus “Masks prohibited in certain situations”- such as protests, demonstrations, large gatherings, etc. “Masks must be removed at the request of [somebody with authority]” - such as campus security, police, staff members, etc. being allowed to require mask removal for “security”, ID checks, or any other reason. End of example text. The bottom right corner of the image has the COVID Safe Campus logo.
March 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST:
Do you know of any schools that ban masks or force mask removal for "ID checks" or any other reason?

Take 5 minutes to report any campus mask restrictions/bans: tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...

Every submission helps advocates track and oppose these policies!

More info below.
Does your school ban masks or force mask removal for “id checks”? or any other school you are aware of? Take 5 minutes to report the policy of any college or university to help us track and oppose bans. Below is the URL: https://tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans and on the right bottom corner of the image is a QR code that directs you to that URL. At the bottom right corner of the image is an arrow pointing to the right, labeled “Swipe to learn more”. The COVID Safe Campus logo is shown at the top left corner: an illustration of a spike protein above the name COVID Safe Campus, surrounded by a white circular outline. On the opposing corner there is an illustration of an earloop mask outlined in white on a black background. We need your help identifying campuses with restrictions on masks & face coverings. Start by visiting: tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans . Time estimate: 5 minutes. Do you know of a college/university campus that changed their policies on masks to restrict where, when, or who can wear one? Have they changed mask policies for “security” or ID checks? For protests and demonstrations? Does the school say authorities can force someone to remove their mask? These are only a few examples among others. We want to know about campus mask restriction policies of any kind, whether they have been enforced or not. Fill out the policy report form above if you know of a school that restricts masks and/or face coverings. What info we're looking for: “School name, the text of the policy (copy/paste it), where/how the policy applies, and a link to the source.” All submissions are anonymous. For more information visit: covidsafecampus.org/maskbans . The COVID Safe Campus logo is shown at the bottom left corner. On the opposing corner there is a screenshot of the Campus Mask Bans and Restrictive Mask Policy Report Form with the subheader “COVID Safe Campus wants to know which colleges and universities have implemented policies that restrict masks and other face coverings.”
March 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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NEW: CSC is launching a policy report form to track campus mask bans and restrictions being proposed or implemented at universities/colleges across the US.

If you care about pandemics, privacy, protests, and Palestine, help us spread the word and track these policies.

tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
COVID Safe Campus is tracking campus mask bans and restrictions. We need your help identifying schools that have these policies. Know somewhere that bans or restricts masks on campus? Fill out our anonymous policy report form. Link in bio. Please share to help spread the word. Below is the URL: https://tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans and on the right bottom corner of the image is a QR code that directs you to that URL. The bottom left corner of the image has the COVID Safe Campus logo, which is an illustration of a spike protein above the name COVID Safe Campus, surrounded by a white circular outline.
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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We still have a long way to go before meeting our funding needs for spring semester (Jan-May/June) - check out these slides and links in bio to find out multiple ways you can help and please share!

Fundraiser links below
Donate: Donorbox.org/fundCSC2025
Shop merch: Bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus
COVID Safe Campus Needs Your Support for 2025! Donate at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025 . COVID Safe Campus is a nationwide organization dedicated to fighting for COVID safety and disability justice in higher education, healthcare, and our communities at large. We need your help to continue our work and expand our capacity for action in 2025. We need to raise $25,000 by January 31st. In an already dire environment with still more challenges ahead, we are prepared to push onwards in the fight for COVID safety and disability justice – with your help, we will have the resources to do so. Help COVID Safe Campus keep up the fight for COVID safety and disability access! Our Goal: Raise $25,000 by January 31 to sustain our work for Spring 2025. Goal: $25k by January 31. Full funding: $50k for Spring 2025.  Your contribution will help us further our work in advocacy, mutual aid, research, health education, training students, and peer support.  We need funding to continue our mask distribution, provide student support, pay for essential accessibility services, and to sustain our core operations: our ambassador program, events, rapid response research, actions, and the labor and expertise of our staff and contractors.  Every dollar counts and no donation is too small Our work is made possible by donors like you.  All donations are tax deductible. COVID Safe Campus is fiscally sponsored by the Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are processed by our fiscal sponsor and go directly to COVID Safe Campus.  Donate at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025 Another way to donate: CSC Bonfire Shop. COVID Safe Campus Bonfire Shop. Help us fundraise while looking awesome! bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus. Proceeds from your purchases will directly aid CSC furthering our advocacy work, mutual aid, research, health education, training students, and peer support. You can also make donations directly at covidsafecampus.org/donate Our Work at COVID Safe Campus: Now & in 2025. COVID Safe Campus works to support disabled college students and their access and safety through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, challenging the collective abandonment of marginalized communities by the institutions that claim they will protect us.  We fight for disability justice and access by supporting on-the-ground student activists with free masks and educational resources, a peer space, and advocacy support. We take action for policy change and conduct research that challenges the oppressive status quo of academia.  The environment has never been good, and we know it's about to get even worse. Our work is vital as a national organization positioned to support students and our campus communities through ongoing threats to our health and education access.  Supporting us will mean materially pushing forward the movement for COVID justice and disability justice in higher education, healthcare settings and beyond- we are a crucial support network for student activists and resource for this specific arena of the fight.  Donate at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025
December 30, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Just launched: Shop COVID cautious merch while directly supporting our advocacy and mutual aid initiatives!

bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus

Proceeds from all purchases help raise funds to sustain CSC's work.

You can also make donations directly at: covidsafecampus.org/donate
COVID Safe Campus Merch Drop. Tees. Hoodies. To the left of the image are black, red, and navy t-shirts with various designs. The first shirt features our "masking for community trans pride hearts" design. White script reads “Masking for community”. A large heart with a small heart on either side of it. The hearts have the stripes of the trans flag inside them. The second shirt features our "collective liberation and COVID justice" design. White text above reads “Collective liberation”. Below is a white KN95 mask.Text continues “requires COVID justice”. The third shirt features our masking for community pride hearts design. White script reads “Masking for community”. A large heart with a small heart on either side of it. The hearts have the stripes of the rainbow pride flag inside them. Above these shirts is a spiked shape labelled with their price "$28." Below the t-shirts in white bold text reads "Tees." To the right of the image are navy and green pullover hoodies with various designs. The first hoodie features our "mask for mask" design. 2 white KN95 masks offset diagonally from each other. White block letters between the masks read “Mask For Mask” in all caps. The second hoodie features our "reject individualism" design. White text reads “Reject individualism. Wear a mask.” Below the text is a row of white KN95 masks. Above these shirts is a spiked shape labelled with their price "$40." Below the hoodies in white bold text reads "Hoodies." In the bottom left of the slide in white text reads "All proceeds from our fundraising store help support CSC’s work" along with the link to the shop: bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus. COVID Safe Campus Merch Drop. To the left of the image are two crewneck sweatshirts, one black and one maroon featuring various designs. The first crewneck sweatshirt features our "mask for mask" design. 2 white KN95 masks offset diagonally from each other. White block letters between the masks read “Mask For Mask” in all caps. The second sweatshirt features a transparent version of the COVID Safe Campus Logo with only a white outline. A white border encircles the content of the CSC logo, a white virus particle and white text which reads "COVID Safe Campus. Alongside these sweatshirts is a spiked bubble that displays the price "$38" To the right of the image is a white mug with the classic red COVID Safe Campus logo on it. The mug has a back handle and inner. Above the mug is a spiked label displaying the price "$22". Below the products is bold white text that reads "Sweatshirts" and "Mug". In the bottom left of the slide in white text reads "All proceeds from our fundraising store help support CSC’s work" along with the link to the shop: bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus. COVID Safe Campus Merch Drop: Totes. To the left of the image are two premium style black tote bags with various designs. The first tote bag features our "masking is community care" design. A white KN95 mask with small red outlined hearts on either side. White script reads “Masking is community care”. The second tote bag features our "masking for community pride hearts" design. White script reads “Masking for community”. A large heart with a small heart on either side of it. The hearts have the stripes of the rainbow pride flag inside them. Above the tote bags in a spiked shape labelled with the price "$28." To the right of the image is a larger organic style tote bag featuring our "masking for community trans pride hearts" design. White script reads “Masking for community”. A large heart with a small heart on either side of it. The hearts have the stripes of the trans flag inside them. Above the tote bag is with a spiked shape labeling the price as "$31." Below the totes in white bold text reads "Totes!" In the bottom left of the slide in white text reads "All proceeds from our fundraising store help support CSC’s work" along with the link to the shop: bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus COVID Safe Campus Merch Drop flier: zip ups and hats. To the left of the image are black and gray zip up hoodies with various designs. The design on the black zip up hoodie features our "Mask for Mask" design. 2 white KN95 masks offset diagonally from each other. White block letters between the masks read “Mask For Mask” in all caps. The design on the gray hoodie features the COVID Safe Campus logo, a red circle outlined in white with a white virus particle and white text which reads "COVID Safe Campus." Above the jackets is a spiked shape containing the price "$50." Below the jackets in white bold text reads "Zip Ups!" To the right of the image are a black and gray baseball cap with various designs. There is a black baseball cap featuring a design with our "Mask up heart" design. A large red heart with concentric hearts inside it in decreasing size. The hearts are increasingly lighter shades of pink. White bubbly text with a red outline reads “Mask up”. The other baseball cap features the COVID Safe Campus logo. Above the hats in a spiked shape labelled "$27." Below the t-shirts in white bold text reads "Hats!" In the bottom left of the slide in white text reads "All proceeds from our fundraising store help support CSC’s work" along with the link to the shop: bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus.
December 24, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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This #GivingTuesday we need your help fundraising to continue our work and expand our capacity in 2025. Please share and consider donating today at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025
COVID Safe Campus Needs Your Support for 2025! Donate at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025 . COVID Safe Campus is a nationwide organization dedicated to fighting for COVID safety and disability justice in higher education, healthcare, and our communities at large. We need your help to continue our work and expand our capacity for action in 2025. We need to raise $50,000 by the end of this calendar year to secure funding for Spring 2025. Our Giving Tuesday campaign goal is to raise $25,000 by December 15. In an already dire environment with still more challenges ahead, we are prepared to push onwards in the fight for COVID safety and disability justice – with your help, we will have the resources to do so. Our Work at COVID Safe Campus: Now & in 2025. COVID Safe Campus works to support disabled college students and their access and safety through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, challenging the collective abandonment of marginalized communities by the institutions that claim they will protect us. We fight for disability justice and access by supporting on-the-ground student activists with free masks and educational resources, a peer space, and advocacy support. We take action for policy change and conduct research that challenges the oppressive status quo of academia. The environment has never been good, and we know it's about to get even worse. Our work is vital as a national organization positioned to support students and our campus communities through ongoing threats to our health and education access. Supporting us will mean materially pushing forward the movement for COVID justice and disability justice in higher education, healthcare settings and beyond- we are a crucial support network for student activists and resource for this specific arena of the fight. Donate at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025 Help COVID Safe Campus keep up the fight for COVID safety and disability access! Our Goal: Raise $25,000 by December 15th to sustain our work for Spring 2025. Goal: $25k by December 15th. Full funding: $50k for Spring 2025. Your contribution will help us further our work in advocacy, mutual aid, research, health education, training students, and peer support. We need funding to continue our mask distribution, provide student support, pay for essential accessibility services, and to sustain our core operations: our ambassador program, events, rapid response research, actions, and the labor and expertise of our staff and contractors. Every dollar counts and no donation is too small Our work is made possible by donors like you. All donations are tax deductible. COVID Safe Campus is fiscally sponsored by the Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are processed by our fiscal sponsor and go directly to COVID Safe Campus. Donate at: donorbox.org/fundCSC2025
December 3, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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Thanks to your support this November we have the resources to keep operating for the rest of the Fall 2024 semester. Look out for our Giving Tuesday campaign soon to help sustain our work for 2025!
Special thanks to Wellbefore and Bona Fide Masks for donating masks to our campus ambassadors in 2024!
Thank you to all of our supporters for helping us raise $2900 to meet our most urgent November needs! Donors like you make our work possible! Stay tuned for our Giving Tuesday campaign to find out how to support our work next semester! covidsafecampus.org Thank you Wellbefore and Bona Fide Masks for donating masks to our Campus Ambassadors in 2024! Every box of masks goes a long way to keep students and our communities safer! covidsafecampus.org
December 1, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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One of our team members is looking for people with Long COVID to interview for their dissertation research! To participate, contact them at the info below.

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Participate in a study about experiences with Long COVID! Objective: The purpose of this research is to explore the experiences of people with Long COVID. If you elect to participate, you may be asked about your experiences with Long COVID related to healthcare, your work/career, and your personal life. This research is being conducted by a person with Long COVID. Are you eligible?: Must be 18 years or older. Must have Long COVID. Long COVID symptoms must have started at least three months ago. Participants will receive a $35 gift card to thank them for their time. Participation: Takes place remotely. Scheduled at your convenience. Will last approximately one hour, and may be broken up into smaller segments if desired. Multiple formats for participation available. These include video, phone, instant message chat, written, and other. Contact and Registration: To participate or for more information, contact researcher at: skington@tulane.edu or (504) 407-5098. Sarah Kington, RD, PhD(c) (she/her). Tulane University, Department of Sociology. TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL of LIBERAL ARTS. IRB#2024-228. About the Researcher: Sarah Kington, RD, PhD(c). Sarah is a sociology PhD candidate at Tulane University specializing in health equity research and critical disability studies with an emphasis on socio-structural determinants and political economic analyses. She is a Research Fellow at COVID Safe Campus. Sarah is currently working on her dissertation which explores multiple facets of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on Long COVID.
November 30, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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We need to fundraise $1600 to meet our needs for November to ensure we can continue to distribute masks and sustain our Campus Ambassador Program, essential operations, and the labor of our contractors.

Consider donating to sustain our work today: tinyurl.com/fundCSC2024
Urgent: CSC needs funds to cover November expenses! With masks in high demand and increased shipping and supply costs throughout this semester, we are running out of funds to sustain our programs. We need to fundraise $1600 to meet our needs for November. We need funding this month to ensure we can continue to distribute masks and sustain our Campus Ambassador Program, essential operations, and the labor of our contractors. November 2024 Goal: $1600 Donate at tinyurl.com/fundCSC2024 All donations are tax deductible. COVID Safe Campus is fiscally sponsored by the Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are processed by our fiscal sponsor and go directly to COVID Safe Campus.
November 13, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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What have we been up to for the past few months? Check out our updates on our programs and current work! We deeply appreciate your support and look forward to continuing this work for the rest of the semester and beyond.

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Updates July-October 2024 What have we been up to these past few months? Campus Ambassador Program A new 31-member Campus Ambassador Cohort has joined us for the Fall 2024 semester, and we are supporting them in distributing masks and providing health education across campuses in the US! So far in the Fall 2024 semester, we’ve delivered 5,850 N95 and KN95 masks to CSC Ambassadors. Our Campus Ambassador Program has distributed a total of 29,700 masks to students since the start of the program in January 2023! Updates July-October 2024 What have we been up to these past few months? Health Education We’ve updated our College Guide To COVID Safety for the Fall 2024 semester, which is available on our website! We are also supporting our current ambassador cohort in collaborating on community education resources, integrating COVID and disability justice into health comms! We continue to adapt and expand our health education materials. CSC Research Lab Our team is hard at work on our newest study on COVID policy in higher education. Your support makes our work possible! We need your help to keep us funded to sustain our work for the rest of the Fall 2024 semester. So far in 2024, your support has already enabled us to: Continue the Campus Ambassador Program. Ship over 12,000 masks across the US and Canada. Maintain a storage unit to expand our capacity for mask distribution. Maintain and update our online resources. Keep supporting students’ safety and accessibility on campuses! We have so much more in store for this semester, and need your continued support to maintain our ability to increase COVID safety in our campus communities in 2024 and beyond. covidsafecampus.org/donate
November 12, 2024 at 8:53 PM