Lecture explores Holocaust remembrance in Austria
The Women’s Studies Research Center (WSRC) hosted a lecture on public memory by Dr. Karen Frostig, one of their resident scholars, titled “What Happens When We Forget To Remember?” on Thursday, Feb. 26. Frostig serves as president and founding artistic director of the Vienna Project, which is a fairly new “process-based expression of remembrance” of […]
Winter break shortened compared to previous years
In years past, including last winter, spring semester started after Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the typical student. Instead, this year, residence halls reopen on Sunday, Jan. 13, just in time for spring classes to begin the Monday before the holiday. According to Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, important Brandeis academic calendar dates […]
March Of Dimes chapter to hold first lecture series
Damiana Andonova ’15 became interested in the complicated topic of premature birth when she was just a junior in high school. “I was always fascinated with obstetrics and perinatology. In 11th grade I realized that causes of prematurity are still speculative,” she said. “Way back in the 1500s, DaVinci was thinking about causes of prematurity […]
Sundiata, in Italy, lectures on peacemaking
Brandeis students often hear about the value of experiential learning and putting knowledge and theory into action. Professor Ibrahim Sundiata (AAAS) embraced this idea when he found himself in a room full of diplomats, journalists and members of government in Lake Como, Italy on Oct. 10, applying his three decades of teaching experience to solving […]
Birren draws on value of sciences as dean
One semester into her new role as dean of Arts and Sciences, Susan Birren has transitioned from her position as teacher to administrator by drawing on her science background and training, to focus on the connections between science and humanities, teaching and research. A biologist by profession, Birren’s challenge is to advance President Fred Lawrence’s […]
