Four new members join Board of Trustees
Four new members were elected to Brandeis University’s Board of Trustees, according to a BrandeisNow article. The new members are Bonnie Berger ’83, Josh Kraft, Deborah Bial ’87 and Lan Xue ’90, and they will start their four-year terms May 14. Jonathan Davis ’75 was reelected to the board. Berger has been the Simons Professor […]
Hrabowski to speak at commencement
Freeman A. Hrabowski III, the president of University of Maryland, Baltimore Country, will address graduates and guests at Brandeis’ 67th commencement May 13, President Ron Liebowitz announced Monday. There will be five honorary degree recipients this year, including Hrabowski, Israeli singer Chava Alberstein, Mary Sue Coleman, the president of the Association of American Universities and […]
Students raise funds to fight cancer at ‘Relay for Life’
Students gathered for “Relay for Life” on Saturday, an annual event featuring games, concerts and bake sales to raise money for the American Cancer Society. As of press time, Brandeis Relay for Life had fundraised $24,169.40. Held in the Gosman Athletic Center, the event lasted from Saturday, April 21 until Sunday, April 22. A highlight […]
Union swears in new president, members
Members of the Student Union reported on their achievements from the past year and swore in next year’s leaders, including President Hannah Brown ’19 and Vice President Benedikt Reynolds ’19, during the final “State of the Union” of this academic year. Outgoing president Jacob Edelman ’18 gave some final remarks to the Brandeis community, stating, […]
Seeking social justice highlights Brandeis’ Jewish history
Faculty, administrators and students gathered to celebrate Brandeis University’s 70th anniversary with a talk on the University’s history—from its founding in 1948 to the present—titled “1948 Seeking Social Justice: 70 years of Brandeis University.” President Ron Liebowitz introduced the three panelists, all with a background in Jewish American history. Professor Jonathan Sarna (NEJS) spoke first, […]
Univ. hosts forum on sexual misconduct response and services
Students, staff and administrators gathered to ask and answer questions on sexual assault, misconduct and the Title IX reporting processes at a forum on Wednesday, April 18 in the Napoli Room in Gosman. Panelists, including Title IX staff and Sarah Berg, the director of the Office of Prevention Services, described the processes used to investigate […]
Allocations Board grants funding for fall 2018 semester
The Allocations Board released its club funding decisions for the fall semester on Monday, April 15. Fifty-three percent of requested funds were allocated this semester, whereas last semester the board allocated 49 percent. Out of 165 chartered clubs, only 135 asked for funds from A-board. Their budget was up from last year, at $1.9 million, […]
Final Dean of Arts and Sciences Candidate, Jeffrey Shoulson, speaks at Brandeis
Jeffrey Shoulson, the final candidate for the Dean of Arts and Sciences position, spoke to faculty, administrators and students in Usdan’s International Lounge on Thursday, April 19. Shoulson described his career in education and took questions from audience members. Shoulson is a professor and interim vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives at the University of Connecticut. […]
Panelists discuss on-campus activities
Students and administrators discussed campus events and programming as part of an ongoing series of open forums, exploring perceived student apathy to campus events, communication and criteria of a successful event. The panelists included students, such as Alissa Fagin ’20, the president of the Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Aseem Kumar ’20, the chair of […]
Students gather for Take Back the Night
Students gathered at the Rabb steps last night for Take Back the Night, an annual march to raise awareness for sexual violence. The students marched from the steps to the Light of Reason, where they gathered for 17 minutes of silence to protest the lack of a survivor advocate on campus. Take Back the Night […]
Brandeis University hosts town hall meeting after Meehan’s firing
President Ron Liebowitz, Provost Lisa Lynch and President of the Board of Trustees Meyer Koplow ’72 hosted a town hall meeting following the recent firing of men’s basketball coach Brian Meehan. At the meeting, community members discussed issues of racial discrimination and a perceived lack of transparency on behalf of the university administration. President Liebowitz […]
Brandeis basketball coach fired, Liebowitz announces independent investigation
Brandeis fired its head men’s basketball coach, Brian Meehan, based on multiple reports of discriminatory and unprofessional behavior, President Ron Liebowitz announced last Thursday, April 5. The next day, Liebowitz acknowledged shortcomings of the investigation into Meehan and said Brandeis would undertake an independent review of this case and the procedures involved. He stated that […]
Barry Shrage of Combined Jewish Philanthropies to join Hornstein program
Barry Shrage, the president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) of Greater Boston, has been appointed the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program’s professor of the practice, according to an announcement from President Ron Liebowitz on Wednesday, March 21. Shrage is stepping down as CJP president to join the program. Shrage has served as the president of […]
Brandeis Pro-choice installing wellness-vending machine
Brandeis Pro-Choice will be installing a wellness-vending machine that will be stocked with free Plan B, as well as other products that will be available for purchase, in the second-floor gender neutral bathroom in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC). The installation is expected to take place in three weeks. Brandeis Pro-Choice received a $5,000 grant […]
Brandeis Never Again holds Moment of Loudness
The Moment of Loudness, a performance event featuring a cappella groups, hupoken word poets and speeches, was hosted by Brandeis Never Again on Wednesday in the Shapiro Campus Center to advocate for gun control reform in Massachusetts and nationwide. The Moment of Loudness is a part of a series of events leading up to the […]
Brandeis political groups host voter registration drive
Brandeis Democrats hosted a voter registration drive in the library last Friday where students could register to vote in their state and learn about their state’s primary elections. Two a cappella groups, Proscenium and Up the Octave performed at the registration drive. The Brandeis Democrats will be hosting another voter registration drive on April 19. […]
Brandeis faculty and students compete in ‘Hoops for Help’
The faculty team was victorious in a faculty versus student basketball game that helped fundraise for the World of Work internship funding program (WOW), which provides stipends for students who take unpaid internships in the summer. A large student and faculty crowd attended the basketball game on Thursday, March 14 in the Gosman Sports and […]
Students walkout to honor those killed in Parkland
Hundreds of Brandeis students gathered around Chapels Pond at noon Wednesday to stand in solidarity with victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and to express support for gun control reform. Attendees filed in along a narrow path and spread out around the heart-shaped pond. The crowd held a 17-minute moment of […]
Livingstone advises faculty and staff on DACA and TPS
Allyson Livingstone, the new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education, Training, and Development as of three months ago, has hosted two training sessions on how faculty and staff can support students affected by recent developments in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs. The sessions on DACA and […]
Senate Log March 4, 2018
The Senate heard a proposal for a “Smile Train” club. “Smile Train” is a medical group that fixes cleft lip palates in young children. The club will be lead by Samantha Schnall ’19 and Ben Shelling ’20. After their presentation, the Senate voted to pass the club with 12 ayes, three no’s, and two abstaining. […]
