Locate at the center of the Boston and operate in the high-density vertical campus, Emerson College and Emersonians are exposing to higher risk than other schools in the area. By closing the Boston campus and turn the teaching online, it will maximize the chance to prevent an outbreak among our learning community.

As cases of COVID-19 surpassing 110,000 globally among hundreds of countries, 800 in the United States, and more than 40 in the Mass by March 10, it's clear that this epidemic will eventually become a pandemic. According to the WHO statement on cases of COVID-19 surpassing 100 000, "We must stop, contain, control, delay and reduce the impact of this virus at every opportunity. Every person has the capacity to contribute, to protect themselves, to protect others, whether in the home, the community, the healthcare system, the workplace or the transport system. "

We, Emersonians, should also protect our community, by urging the president Lee Pelton and the College Board to close the Boston campus like Columbia University, Princeton University, Rice University, Stanford University, Hofstra University, University of California, Berkeley, the University of Washington, and more.