Marketplace - The American Hotel & Lodging Association released a report outlining the current state of the industry as the pandemic continues to depress demand. Four in 10 hotel employees are still not working and two-thirds of hotels remain at less than 50% occupancy.

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Graduate student workers worry about requirements to teach in person

Sep 3, 2020

The Washington Post - Graduate students have faced disruptions in their research and had their stipends stretched thin during the coronavirus crisis. They are tasked with running courses and guiding undergrads through the uncertainty of this semester, while navigating their own classes, worrying about future funding and a dismal academic job market. Add the ever-present threat of an outbreak and the stress can become unbearable.

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