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New class evaluation forms debut

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
New course evaluation forms made their debut last semester in the History, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Theater Arts Departments. The surveys showed an increase in the amount and specificity of questions. This is… Read More...
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Republicans, peace activists share bus to D.C.

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
The day Bush was re-elected as president of the United States some people cheered, some people cried, and others were merely apathetic to the entire election. On that day, the Brandeis Republicans began planning a… Read More...
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Modfest slated for Jan. 29

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
Despite its last-minute cancellation late December, Union senators are working to reschedule Modfest. Assistant Dean of Student Life Alwina Bennett indicated that Saturday, Jan. 29 might be a likely date. The traditional event was the… Read More...
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Ice rink constructed, skates still elusive

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
Earlier this week, a new ice skating rink was completed among the trees between the Shapiro Campus Center and the Feldberg Building. Dean Rick Sawyer and the Student Union Executive Office worked together to plan… Read More...
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Former Provost received over $300k in severance

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
Former Provost Mel Bernstein, who left Brandeis after a sudden falling out with the University, received $335,363 in employee benefits during his only year at Brandeis, according to the Universitys 2002-2003 tax forms recently obtained… Read More...
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Hoot Interview: Jaffe defends curriculum changes

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
THE HOOT: How did the suggestions for changes that have been circulating come about? ADAM JAFFE: I started last spring by asking every department and program to do a self-assessment about what they really needed… Read More...
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Hoot Interview: Krauss describes history, goals of curriculum changes

21 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
THE HOOT: How does the curriculum process fit into the integrated planning process, how much of the process is the curriculum change? PROVOST KRAUSS: Lots of universities develop what are called strategic plans and they… Read More...
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Mixed reaction to new Brandeis web site

14 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
A new design for the official Brandeis website was launched on Dec. 17, 2004. The new brandeis.edu layout, by Design Director Charles Dunham and student employee Daniel Silverman '05, was made in conjunction with a… Read More...
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New Hiatt director appointed

14 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
Martin Ford was hired last October as new director of the Hiatt Career Center. Previously, he was Dean of Cooperative Education and Career Services at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Former Hiatt director of fifteen years… Read More...
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Second ever mid-year class moves into North

14 January, 2005 // News // 0 Comments
The second ever mid-year class moved into North Quad on Sunday making this the first mid-year class to be housed entirely in one Quad. Schefferes, which was closed for renovation during the spring semester, is… Read More...
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