Union swears in new members
Brandeis Student Union representatives gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room on Thursday to speak about the achievements of the Union over the past year, and to swear in the new Union members. Student Union Treasurer Adrian Ashley ’20 spoke first. Ashley said he was grateful for the opportunity to help fund clubs and […]
Students call for univ. action on discrimination
Brandeis students gathered at the top of the Rabb steps to stand in solidarity with the students protesting at Johns Hopkins University and Yale University and to ask the Brandeis community to recognize racialized policing and violence on Wednesday, May 1. The students read a series of demands at the steps and then marched from […]
Brandeis already mostly complying with proposed bills
Brandeis is largely in compliance with two bills on sexual misconduct and sexual violence before the Massachusetts legislature, according to Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) Sonia Juardo. The two bills would require a biennial sexual misconduct climate survey and the other requires policies on sexual violence and misconduct to be public. They […]
Brandeis searches for Athletics Director, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Brandeis has begun its search for a new athletics director and the vice provost for student affairs (VPSA), Provost Lisa Lynch announced to the Brandeis community on April 26. Brandeis hopes to have final candidates interviewing on campus over the summer, according to the email announcement. The vice provost of student affairs position was created […]
27 candidates run to fill 18 open positions
Elections for 18 open positions on the Student Union started at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday. A total of 27 different students are running for 10 open seats on the senate, five open seats on the judiciary, one representative to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) and two representatives to the Community Emergency and Enhancement Fund (CEEF). […]
Evacuation drill to be held on April 16 in Ridgewood residence areas
Between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, fire alarms will go off at Ridgewood Residences as part of a test of the Brandeis Emergency Notification System (BENS) and evacuation drill, according to an email sent on April 9 from Vice President of Campus Operations James Gray. Students will be required to evacuate […]
CEEF accepts new projects, displays old
The Community Enhancement and Emergency Fund (CEEF) will be accepting ideas for student initiated community enhancement projects until Sept. 15. The CEEF fund contains $250,000, $100,000 of which goes to student projects while $150,000 goes towards emergencies. The projects can be anything from installing water fountains and swing sets, to renovating an underused space, listed […]
Expert discusses Trump on North Korea and Iran’s nuclear programs
Chief U.S. negotiator between the U.S. and North Korea in the early 1990s and Brandeis Masters and Ph.D. graduate Robert Gallucci ’68 Ph.D. ’74 discU.S.sed President Donald Trump’s strategies in North Korea and Iran on Thursday. Gallucci spoke with Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies Gary Samore (POL). Samore introduced Gallucci as […]
Local Politicians speak on engaging in politics
Local politicians, including Waltham’s mayor, two state representatives and one state senator, spoke on engaging in politics—and their experience in passing legislation to make it easier for victims of sexual abuse to come forward. State Representative John Lawn spoke about his experience working to pass legislation that expanded the statute of limitations on child sexual […]
Fox Business Network reporter speaks at Brandeis
Fox Business Network reporter John Stossel spoke about his experience in consumer reporting and how it led him to advocate for libertarian views in the news. Stossel began his talk by explaining how, as a young consumer reporter at ABC, he saw government regulation fail and began to believe that free markets protect people better […]
Chair of DNC speaks on 2020 Presidential Election
The Chair of the Democratic National Committee let a packed audience know that he was counting the days—528—to the 2020 Presidential Election. “I’m counting because the world is watching,” Tom Perez said. Perez spoke about his, and the DNC’s strategies to take back the White House in 2020—by redoubling the DNC’s efforts and refocusing on […]
Brandeis makes over $638,000 on application fees
Brandeis University recently admitted the class of 2023, but from those students who weren’t admitted, Brandeis gained roughly $556,480 in application fees. The $80 fee, however, isn’t paid by everyone. Out of 11,343 applicants this year, almost 30 percent applied with an application fee waiver, according to Dean of Admissions Jennifer Walker. About 1,027 students […]
Facilities resolves hot water outages in Shapiro dorms
When the hot water ran out in the Shapiro Residence Hall in Massell Quad, Massell Quad Senator Kendal Chapman ’22 started showering at the gym. “Multiple people in the building filed work orders,” Chapman said. But the problem, which was brought to the Area Coordinator for Massell Quad in November, persisted until mid-March. However, in […]
Task force working to address workplace bullying at Brandeis
A faculty task force is working to create procedures to address workplace bullying at Brandeis. The Dignity at Work Task Force presented several recommendations to the faculty senate on how to investigate and settle disputes involving faculty, graduate students and administrators. Workplace bullying is “a persistent pattern of degrading behavior,” according to Task Force Co-chair […]
Students and administrators discuss university finances
Students and three administrators from Brandeis financial services and finance administration gathered to discuss university policies—from financial aid, merit scholarships, improving communication about scholarships and grants to better encouraging diversity at Brandeis. Six students asked questions of the three administrators, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Stewart Uretsky, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and […]
Experts discuss if Iran can be stopped from getting nuclear weapons
Two experts in nuclear proliferation and an attentive audience discussed if Iran can be stopped from getting a nuclear bomb on Thursday. But the two experts, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute Robert Einhorn and Senior Executive Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies Gary Samore (POL), disagreed on the likelihood of Iran […]
Brandeis institute founder accused of sexual assault
Michael Steinhardt, a billionaire Jewish philanthropist with ties to Brandeis, including an institute bearing his name, was accused of a pattern of sexual harassment in an article published by The New York Times on Thursday. Steinhardt, a former Wall Street hedge fund manager, donated $12 million to establish the Brandeis Steinhardt Social Research Institute in […]
Panelists discuss relationship between Ireland and Israel
Three panelists, including Zeev Boker, who was Israel’s ambassador to Ireland in 2015, discussed the changing relationship between Ireland and Israel, from Irish support of the state to evolving support for Palestinian rights on Monday, March 11. Alexander Kaye (NEJS), the Karl, Harry and Helen Stoll Assistant Professor of Israel Studies, began by calling the […]
Union to hold elections, debate
Candidates announced their plan to run for several seats including the President of the Student Union on Wednesday. The Student Union is holding a debate between the candidates on Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in Skyline Commons, which representatives from The Brandeis Hoot and the Justice are helping to plan. The upcoming elections are […]
Disability rights activist speaks at Brandeis
Advocate for disability rights Judy Heumann spoke about the importance of integrating disability into education and improving accessibility to a packed hall of students and others working in the field of accessibility on Thursday night. Heumann, who is in a wheelchair due to having polio as a child, has served in both the Clinton and […]
