Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump Wednesday.
College leaders on Thursday continued to strongly condemn the violence that the took place at the U.S. Capitol this week, adding to a growing chorus of criticism by presidents and provosts from across the country. The recent statements were much longer and more formal than the initial reactions issued in the hours shortly after angry mobs of supporters of President Trump rioted and forced their way into the building.
Below are excerpts of statements from dozens of college and university presidents and higher education leaders sent via email Wednesday night and throughout the day Thursday to members of their respective campuses.
UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins and UMass President Marty Meehan are calling for the creation of a national COVID-19 Vaccine Corps, in a Boston Globe op/ed published Friday, Jan. 1.
More than 150 UMass Medical School students are being trained to help quickly administer COVID-19 vaccinations in Worcester.
The students are part of an effort the Worcester school detailed on Wednesday to provide the highly anticipated shots to first responders, including firefighters and police officers, as well as residential care facility residents. Chancellor Michael Collins and UMass President Marty Meehan have also advocated for similar widespread vaccination efforts statewide.
More than 30,000 vaccinations have been shipped to health facilities in Worcester County as of Dec. 31, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, enough to cover 3.6% of the county s population. That s a share of more than 285,000 doses shipped statewide. More than 78,000 shots have been administered, according to the DPH, including what Worcester city officials have said are thousands at UMass Memorial Health Care and Saint Vincent Hospital.
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