Behind The Lens episode 116: Modified Phase 1B

Back to school, now with vaccine for teachers. If they can get them. And a Tulane School of Medicine administrator alleges discrimination at the university.

This week on Behind the Lens, New Orleans public school students prepare to head back into the classroom after the Mardi Gras break with no clear picture on case numbers of COVID in that community, but teachers have now been added to the priority list for the vaccine.

The Tulane University School of Medicine is embroiled in controversy after suspending a doctor from her position overseeing a residency program. The doctor, who is Black, had filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, and she believes the suspension was retaliatory.

Our guests this week are education reporter Marta Jewson, health reporter Philip Kiefer and The Lens editor Charles Maldonado.

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Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.