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The Broad Institute, a profile

5 March, 2021 // Features, Top News // 0 Comments
The behind-the-scenes aspect of the university’s COVID-19 testing apparatus was set up in just 11 days in July, Morgen Bergman, the university’s liaison to the Broad Institute and Assistant Provost of Strategic Initiatives, said in… Read More...
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Panel discusses the future of Black Lives Matter during the Biden Presidency

19 February, 2021 // News // 0 Comments
Angela Glover-Blackwell, the 2014 Richman Distinguished Fellowship in Public Life fellow, is optimistic for the future of the Black Lives Matter movement following the Biden administration’s calls for a “true multiracial democracy,” she said during… Read More...
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Professor Anita Hill talks about the future of equality and United States Supreme Court

12 February, 2021 // News // 0 Comments
In a Jan. 18 event, Professor Anita Hill (AAAS/LGLS/HS/WGS) talked about the duality of her excitement for Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic inauguration and concern that calls for unity would paper over lingering problems of… Read More...
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Eleven seats filled in Student Union winter elections, all unopposed

6 February, 2021 // News // 0 Comments
UPDATED: 2/8/2021, 11:30 AM The 2021 winter Student Union elections filled five senate seats, five Allocations Board seats and one representative position. Of the eleven seats filled, all were unopposed. The Senate  Scarlett (Tong) Ren… Read More...
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Brandeis alumna named provost

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
President Ron Liebowitz announced that Brandeis has hired Dr. Carol Fierke PhD ’84 as the new university provost and executive vice president, a role currently held by Provost and Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social… Read More...
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In the Senate, Nov. 29

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
Student Union Vice President Krupa Sourirajan ’23 announced that the Student Union will once again be giving its state of the union address as a series of pre-recorded videos and that it will be “done… Read More...
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The Hoot’s Halloween candy

30 October, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Halloween is traditionally a time of magic, bone-chilling costumes, pigging out on candy and watching scary movies until you’re cowering with fear and turning every light on. This year, Halloween instead is a time when… Read More...
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In the Senate, Oct. 18

23 October, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
Despite questions about whether or not proper procedure was followed, the Senate voted to approve a budget of $6000 for the Midnight Buffet, which will be substantially altered this year in light of the ongoing… Read More...
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New spring schedule means Feb. 1 start, substantially shorter spring breaks

9 October, 2020 // News, Top News // 0 Comments
Provost Lisa Lynch announced changes to the spring 2021 semester schedule in a memo to students, staff and faculty on Thursday Oct. 8. The university’s plan revolves around delaying the start of classes until Feb.… Read More...
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Gettysburg Address underappreciated, according to Brandeis prof.

2 October, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is underappreciated as a shift in the way that the United States imagines freedom, according to Professor John Burt (ENG). At a talk given on Saturday, Burt argued that most Americans overlook… Read More...
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