Produced by the students themselves, COVID Unmasked: College Edition presents a journalistic glimpse into ways the COVID pandemic affected one midwestern college campus between 2020 and 2022. Every aspect of life was reshaped by the pandemic, and COVID Unmasked touches on COVID's impact on education, social life, mental health, and the unique experiences of people from underrepresented backgrounds.
In the third episode of season 4, students look back at how the ups and downs of the pandemic have affected their mental health today and into the future.
In season 4, episode 2, students discuss ways the pandemic challenged their commitment to the demands of college and some self-discoveries they made as they strove for mental well-being and academic …
The first episode of season 4 introduces two students with different predispositions to the stressors of pandemic life at college.
The second episode from season 3 highlights the story of Jackie, an international student who started her college career in the U.S. during the height of the pandemic...while on a laptop in Papua New…
Episode 1 of Season 3 looks into the experiences of Chalee, a Hmong-American student, and his family.
Episode 3 of the second season offers a look into some of the choices confronting students as they learn to relate to each other in new and sometimes uncomfortable ways during the pandemic. This epis…
In the second episode of season 2, students shed light on how life inside dormitories changed during the pandemic, how they found ways to escape the dorms to socialize, and the inevitable tension wit…
The first episode of season 2 provides a student perspective on the safety measures put in place on campus during the pandemic and their impact on the social lives of students. This episode contains…
In episode 3 of season 1, a retiring professor and a future high school teacher speculate on how the education landscape has (or hasn't) been changed forever.
The second episode of season 1 delves into some ways that the pandemic pushed faculty and students alike to adjust to new ways of learning.
In season one, episode one, we meet a 39-year veteran prof and a graduating senior to hear about their perspectives on the shift to online learning during the pandemic.