Website redesign will boost accessibility
Brandeis’ Web Team is in the process of redesigning the university website. Although the university homepage was redesigned in 2011, the website templates for departments and offices are from 2007. “In web years, they are old!” Director of Digital Communications Audrey Griffin-Goode said in an email to The Brandeis Hoot. The website may not look […]
Brandeis explores new minor in Asian American Pacific Islander Studies
Interim President Lisa Lynch sent out an email on Dec. 22 informing students about the “formation of a new Faculty-Student Committee on Asian American Pacific Islander Studies at Brandeis.” This comes in response to the Brandeis Asian American Task Force’s (BAATF) letter to the administration, which was posted on their Facebook page Dec. 2, that […]
Committee on Asian American Pacific Islander Studies formed
Interim President Lisa Lynch sent out an email on Dec. 22 informing students about the “formation of a new Faculty-Student Committee on Asian American Pacific Islander Studies at Brandeis.” This comes in response to the Brandeis Asian American Task Force’s (BAATF) letter to the administration, which was posted on their Facebook page Dec. 2, that […]
Faculty come together to support student activism
Twenty-six graduate and undergraduate programs issued statements proclaiming their support for students involved with Ford Hall 2015, including the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the Faculty Senate, the Division of Science and various academic departments. With a majority of undergraduate departments having issued statements, the faculty have been consistent in support of a […]
Prof. discusses televangelists’ impact on African American women
Harvard Professor Marla Frederick visited Brandeis on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to present her research on televangelists and the help they provide to women who have experienced sexual trauma. Her research focuses on how American religious leaders speaking on television affect women in a Kingston, Jamaica community. Televangelists are evangelical preachers who speak on television to […]
Lynch addresses sustainability and next steps after Climate Survey at town hall
At a student Town Hall on Wednesday night, Nov. 4, Interim President Lisa Lynch discussed a flyer campaign to raise awareness about services for survivors of sexual violence and said it is up to the new president to make any decisions related to divestment. Around 20 students attended the event with Lynch and other administrators […]
College Notebook: Chaplains reflect on BU religious tolerance event
Seventeen students came together to share their coming out experiences at Boston University’s School of Theology on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Students in the group Sacred Worth hosted the event, “Sacred Stories,” with the goal of providing a safe space for students to share their stories while integrating a religious background. Brandeis’ chaplains reflected on this […]
Professor Art’s political tenure
Professor Robert Art (POL) came to Brandeis in 1967, immediately after attending graduate school at Harvard. This was because, as Art said, “The Vietnam War was on at that time, and if you didn’t teach, you would’ve been drafted.” He chose Brandeis because he wanted to stay in the Boston area and be at a […]
Brandeis Students for Reproductive Justice launches campaign to support Planned Parenthood
To drum up support for Planned Parenthood after the Senate passed a bill defunding the organization, Brandeis Students for Reproductive Justice (BSRJ) launched a social media campaign on Facebook in early October. BSRJ’s campaign was an extension of Planned Parenthood’s own Pink Out Day on Sept. 29. As part of the national event, people across […]
North Quad renovations nearly complete
Construction projects in Cable and Reitman residence halls in North Quad are finally completed, except for a few small projects such as installing signage, according to Senior Vice President for Operations Jim Gray. The campus renovations first began during the summer, in early July. According to Gray, renovations include new furniture, paint, new flooring across […]
Sports entrepreneur discusses success with students
At last week’s Entrepreneurs Forum, Jordan Fliegel, founder, president and chairman of CoachUp.com, spoke about the start-up experience in Lee Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 22. He played basketball at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, and attributes his success in college basketball to a private coach. This success due to one-on-one coaching gave him […]
Waltham Group recruits new members to expand service
Students attended the Waltham Group’s recruitment night on Thursday, Sept. 10 in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC). Founded in 1966, the Waltham Group is an umbrella community service organization that houses 20 different subgroups. These groups all cater to different areas of interest and offer many opportunities for students to participate in community service in […]
