IBS Professor develops app to protect personal data from banks
Erich Schumann, a professor at the Brandeis International Business School (IBS), alongside a team of students, recently developed a mobile app to better protect individuals and their private data, according to a press release from IBS. Banks across the country and throughout the world collect personal data on their clients, and this app is designed […]
Univ. community reaches green COVID-19 status
The university announced that they have shifted from a Yellow to a Green COVID-19 status level effective Sept. 9, according to an email sent to community members by Carol Fierke, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Stew Uretsky, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Andrea Dine, Interim Vice President for Student […]
Building into the next generation
You may have seen it—or potentially heard it during your lectures—but the university is making some changes to campus. Some of the updates are long overdue and we are excited to see the final projects and how they will propel the university in the future. The university has never been known for its cohesive architectural […]
Changing educational values
Brandeis University, as we, the students, all know, prides itself on its strong academics. It rightly should, as it is ranked #44 by U.S. News and World Report for American universities (that said, the methodology used is now in question, and the actual value of such statistics at all is another debate entirely). Regardless, […]
Ask SSIS: Watching porn with a partner
My partner asked me if I would be into watching porn with them as a form of foreplay. How do we have a conversation about what I want? Discussions regarding pornography can be difficult, because porn preferences or interests are very personal. Similarly, foreplay preferences can be very personal and specific to your needs […]
2022-23 Boston Bruins season preview
With a swift first round exit in this year’s playoffs and star players on injury reserve, the Bruins’ upcoming season is not looking up. However, with the one-year addition of captain Patrice Bergeron and Bruins veteran David Krejci, the team might not be as down on their luck as expected. Offseason recap Bergeron received a […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the Environmental Studies Program
The chair of Brandeis University’s Environmental Studies Program, Professor Colleen Hitchcock, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the program, its future and herself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments and programs at Brandeis. […]
