Vanita Gupta named Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life
Vanita Gupta was awarded the Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life award Tuesday, March 6 to an audience of faculty and students. After a brief introduction by President Ron Liebowitz, Gupta gave a talk on fighting for hope and social justice The Richman prize is awarded by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public […]
The BBSO celebrates Black History Month at Brandeis
As part of Black History Month, The Brandeis Black Student Organization (BBSO) hosted several events at Brandeis including a movie screening of the film “School Daze,” a teach-in, a black career panel and the cultural show, “Shades of Blackness.” The organization planned to host a Black-owned business day on Feb 12, but the event was […]
Marching then Running: Panelists focus on women in public office
Marching then Running, as part of the Lubin symposium, discussed women’s engagement in politics with three panelists, Glynda Karr, Ryanne Olsen and Charlotte Golar Richie. The panelists focused on the growing involvement of women and women of color in politics, how to increase that growth and then concluded by taking questions from the audience. The […]
Brandeis admissions supports high school student protests
Brandeis Admissions stated high school students who chose to participate in peaceful protests will not be penalized when applying to Brandeis. The message posted on Brandeis’ Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, is in reference to protests and walkouts organized in solidarity with the 17 students killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday, Feb. 14, […]
Anita Hill to give commencement address at Wesleyan
Anita Hill (HS) is speaking at Wesleyan University at the school’s commencement in May instead of Daniel Handler, more commonly known by his pen name Lemony Snicket, due to accusations of sexually inappropriate conduct, according to the Associated Press. Handler, the author of the well-known children’s books “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” graduated from Wesleyan […]
Student Union hosts phone-a-thon for the Dream Act
The undergraduate Student Union hosted a phone-a-thon Tuesday, Feb. 6, where students could call their state Congressional representative and urge them to support a “clean” Dream Act. A clean Dream Act refers to the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017, dubbed “clean” because it would not contain funding for a border wall, increased border security or […]
’Deis Impact presents H2Woe: The Struggle for Clean Water
’DEIS Impact presented “H2Woe: The Struggle for Clean Water,” a screening of the documentary film, “A World without Water,” on Wednesday Feb. 7, and held a question and answer session with two panelists, Donna J. Barry and Brian Concannon Jr. Esq. The discussions focused on the problems arising from the privatization of access to water […]
About Face presentation discusses diversity and self awareness
Patricia Steiner, a graduate professor at the Rabb School of Continuing Studies, hosted a presentation in the intercultural lounge titled, “About Face—Solving Issues of Diversity through Self Awareness,” where she discussed diversity and self-awareness with Mark Frazier, a guest speaker from the “On My Genius Campaign” of North Carolina. The presentation on Feb. 6 and […]
Liebowitz reports on the January Board of Trustees Meeting
The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to pass the new general education requirements, the final stamp of approval before the requirements go into effect for the class entering in fall 2019, according President Liebowitz’s summary of last week’s board meetings released last night. Brandeis faculty had unanimously supported the Gen. Ed. proposal at a Nov. […]
Dean of Admissions presents on admissions statistics to Faculty Meeting
Dean of Admissions Jennifer Walker presented statistics on the class of 2021 and Brandeis recruitment process at a Jan. 26 Faculty Meeting. The talk also featured discussion of the upcoming Board of Trustees meetings and tributes to faculty who had passed away in the last year. The university admitted 4,040 students to the class out […]
BCJ and FACT present on divestment to Board of Trustees
Students from Brandeis Climate Justice (BCJ) and faculty from Faculty Against the Climate Threat (FACT) met with the full Board of Trustees on Jan. 31 to discuss divestment from fossil fuels. The two climate organizations gave a 55 minute presentation followed by a question and answer session. The Board has not made a decisions on […]
Councilwoman plans to bring Brandeis closer to Waltham community
Waltham Councilwoman Kristine Mackin ’14, elected Nov. 2017, plans on improving relations between Brandeis and the Waltham community while serving as the ward seven representative, which includes Brandeis University and several surrounding neighborhoods. Mackin is a Brandeis alumni, who graduated with a PhD in biochemistry in 2014. She currently works full time at Decision Resources […]
Weller honored at Creative Arts Award Ceremony, speaks with Tom Doherty
Brandeis honored Michael Weller ’65 with the Creative Arts Award, which recognizes excellence in the arts, at a ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 23 in the faculty club. The ceremony focused on Weller’s accomplishments in theater and the arts, with remarks by President Liebowitz, Professor Gannit Ankori (CA) and Weller himself. The next day Weller spoke briefly […]
New Creative Arts class explores difficult theater and art
Aiming to explore controversial art and theater, CA 125: Provocative Art: Outside the Comfort Zone is a new course offered this spring. The course is taught by Professor Gannit Ankori (CA) and Chief Diversity Officer Mark Brimhall-Vargas plus a variety of guest lecturers. It comes in place of a theater department production of the play […]
Brandeis climate groups to meet with Board of Trustees
Students from Brandeis Climate Justice (BCJ) and faculty members from Faculty Against the Climate Threat (FACT) will meet with the Board of Trustees and President Leibowitz to discuss divestment from fossil fuels Jan. 31, according to members of both organizations. The talks are part of a long campaign by both organizations for the divestment from […]
Pro-Choice Club aims to work with administration and Student Union on wellness vending machine
Brandeis Pro-Choice, a student organization, plans to install a wellness vending machine containing free Plan B by the end of the academic year. After receiving a grant from Planned Parenthood to fund the project, the student club has been working with administration and the Student Union to finish the project. In October, Brandeis Pro-Choice received […]
Highlights from the November Board of Trustees meeting, Nov. 13-15, 2017
General Summary The board passed three resolutions from the Academy Committee. Olga Papemmanouil, in computer science, was given an associate professorship with tenure. The Board approved a new Master of Science program in robotic software engineering in the Rabb School of Continuing sciences. They approved a Master of Science program in business analytics in the […]
I am Global Week celebrates campus diversity through multicultural events
I am Global Week kicked off Saturday, Nov. 11 with a variety of events aimed at international and American students alike. The week coincides with International Education Week, a joint initiative by the U.S. Department of Education and The U.S. Department of State. International Education Week and I am global week run from Nov. 13-17, […]
Students call university president to show support for divestment
Brandeis Climate Justice hosted a phone call campaign on Thursday to encourage President Liebowitz to discuss divesting part of the Brandeis endowment out of fossil fuels with the Board of Trustees. The campaign also included a petition signed by over 500 students. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, Brandeis Climate Justice positioned […]
Student Union launches new Podcast
The Student Union is launching a new podcast, “Brandeis Buzz,” to better communicate Union initiatives, engage students and facilitate easy access to information from the Union. The podcast’s first episode, “Brandeis Buzz: Kate Kesselman,” has already been released and is available on SoundCloud, Facebook and the Union website. Callahan Cox ’18, the Student Union Communications […]
