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<font color="#212121" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">A note from INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK:</span></font>
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<div><font color="#212121" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">The </span></font><a href="https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/international-support-network" target="_blank" style="font-size: 11pt;"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font size="2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">International
Support Network</span></span></font></span></font></a><font color="#212121" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> is a network for international
students, researchers, and employees, formed to provide community support, and advocate for collective concerns. We recently responded to MIT's new policy on remote appointments for graduate students with </span></font><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mit-overseas-funding-letter" target="_blank" style="font-size: 11pt;"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font size="2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">an
open letter</span></span></font></span></font></a><font color="#212121" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">, calling upon the university
to rescind the policy, and enable as many graduate students to work overseas as possible.</span></font>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">A</span></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> similar
policy is being applied to </span></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">faculty, </span></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">post-docs
and staff</span></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> currently working abroad</span></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">,
who are being </span></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">advised</span></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> to
return to the US by Feb 16</span></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">, if possible</span></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">.</span></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> If
you are affected by this policy, and would like to advocate in coalition with ongoing graduate student efforts, please reach out to </span></font><a href="mailto:international-support-admin@mit.edu" target="_blank"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font size="2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">international-support-admin@mit.edu</span></span></font></span></font></a><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">.
We are hoping to learn more about the situation for overseas post-docs, and what we might be able to do together in response. If you'd like to express your concerns anonymously, you can also share them in </span></font><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGvZXdHusOMxo88vd27rqGUC8-W31LJ2hX_-kjvLhrbjTolQ/viewform" target="_blank"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font size="2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">this
form</span></span></font></span></font></a><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">. We look forward to hearing from you.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">PDA</span></strong></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> comment</span></strong></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">: We encourage
interested postdocs to join </span></strong></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">the
ISN email list to learn more</span></strong></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">,
and affected postdocs </span></strong></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">may</span></strong></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> </strong></span></font><font color="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">contact
the Director of Postdoctoral Services</span></strong></span></font><font color="#212121" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><strong style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"> (annskocz@mit.edu).</span></strong></span></font></span></font></div>
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