James J. Valentini Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 1:37 PM To: "Amy E. Hungerford" Cc: Carlos J Alonso , Lisa Rosen-Metsch Dear Amy, I am following up on your texts to me asking if I am willing to sign this "Pedagogy Letter" message. I am not. I believe that it is unethical to be prodding faculty into in-person teaching, after having told them just three weeks ago that the choice was theirs. The department Chairs also shared this concern in the meeting we had the week before last, which you acknowledge in your message to the Chairs sent on Friday. Further, the message you have written makes claims of the relative risk of being in a classroom that I do not have the expertise to make, and that have not been demonstrated to me. Regards, Jim James J. Valentini Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education 208 Hamilton Hall Columbia University New York, NY 10027 Voice: 212-854-2441 Email: jjivi@columbia.edu