Brandeis chooses not to renew Lydian String Quartet’s contracts
In another cut made to the Music Department, Brandeis has declined to renew the Lydian String Quartet’s contract. The Lydian has been described as “one of the country’s superior chamber groups,” their performances described as both “richly satisfying” and “glorious.” After being formed more than 40 years ago, the Lydian String Quartet “has embraced the […]
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Brandeis and three of its police officers
Content warning: This article mentions the death of a Brandeis community member. Reader discretion is advised. On Oct. 31 at 10:32 a.m., a “wrongful death lawsuit” concerning “Eli T. Stuart, a 20-year-old student who died in December 2023” was filed in the Superior Court in Middlesex County. This lawsuit named Brandeis University, former Brandeis Police […]
Jewish Brandeis Bund holds vigil for Palestine
On Monday, Oct. 21, The Jewish Brandeis Bund held a vigil to honor lost Palestinian lives. The Bund, a recently formed Jewish-led group of anti-Zionist students, came together in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) slightly before the scheduled start time of 7:00 to set up folding tables, hang posters, and pass out masks among attendees. […]
Brandeis declines to renew Prof. Taylor Ackley’s contract
As Brandeis moves through “headwinds” facing higher education, the university administration has made several budget cuts. Recently, these cuts have landed upon the Music Department. The university cut the Musicology PhD program just last year and now has declined to renew the contract of Assistant Professor of Music Taylor Ackley. Professor Ackley describes himself […]
SEA circulates petition to bring back Sustainability Office
On Oct. 11, Students for Environmental Action (SEA) authored a petition to reopen Brandeis’ sustainability office. The petition noted, “As the climate crisis worsens, we are personally experiencing the consequences of anthropogenic climate change as seasons get warmer, storms get stronger, droughts last longer and flooding gets more severe. In the summer of 2024, during […]
An interview with the Brandeis Boxing Club
The Hoot sat down with Haile Pereira ’27, the President of the Brandeis Boxing Club, to learn about what his club offers, what new members can expect at practice and what the rest of the year holds for the club. The club is “committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters personal growth, […]
Judges cross-country teams attend UMass Dartmouth and Bates Invitationals
Since our last coverage of the teams, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams have competed twice. First, on Sept. 21, the teams traveled to North Dartmouth to compete in the UMass Dartmouth invitational. Here, both the men’s and women’s teams placed similarly, with the women’s team coming in 16th out of 45 schools (5th […]
Brandeis falls in U.S. News’ rankings
In the recently released U.S. News and World Report rankings of American Universities, Brandeis University has fallen in the rankings. Last year, the University was ranked 60th, and this year at 63rd. Brandeis is in a tie for that spot with George Washington University, Michigan State University, The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Santa […]
President Ron Liebowitz announces resignation
On the morning of Sept. 25, 2024, Ronald D. Liebowitz formally announced his resignation as the President of Brandeis University, a post he had held since 2015. The resignation, reported on by national media outlets such as the New York Times and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, comes after a year dogged by controversy surrounding campus […]
Brandeis MakerLab celebrates 10 years
Brandeis’ MakerLab, a part of the Brandeis’ Design and Innovation (BDI) services is a “creative and collaborative space designed to foster innovation and hands-on learning” that recently celebrated its 10th birthday. The maker space provides students with free and open access to “state-of-the-art digital fabrication tools, consultation services, and a range of other resources to […]
Brandeis graduate students protest for a better contract, higher wages
Last week on Sept. 9, 2024, graduate students gathered at the senior administration open office in the Feldberg Lounge to advocate for fair wages and the negotiation of a fair graduate student worker contract. There are nearly 2,000 graduate students on campus, most of them full time, who also have various other jobs to help […]
Climate activist Luisa Neubauer comes to Brandeis
German climate activist Luisa Neubauer, the Center for German and European Studies’ (CGES) Visiting Research Scholar for the year, recently came to Brandeis’ campus for several days of climate-centric conversations. Neubauer is the leader of Germany’s Fridays for Future movement, described as “a youth-led and -organized movement that began in August 2018, after 15-year-old Greta […]
Dining workers hold several protests for a fair contract from Harvest Table
Gathering in Upper Usdan in the mid-afternoon of Sept. 9, Brandeis’ dining workers’ union (Local 26 Boston) protested for a fair contract from Harvest Table. Sheets were passed out among protestors, with chants written on them: “What do we want? Contract! When do we want it? Now!” and “Dignity! Respect! More money in our checks!” […]
Brandeis admin comments on sustainability office shutdown
In an email sent to members of the Brandeis community at the end of August, it was announced that Brandeis’ Office of Sustainability was being shut down. The message noted that “Our Sustainability Office has been eliminated unfortunately. Nevertheless, sustainability standards and practices will continue through the ongoing efforts of all division departments. For example, […]
An interview with the Brandeis chapter of Global Medical Brigades
Global Medical Brigades is an “international movement of students and medical professionals” that works to provide healthcare systems to underserved communities worldwide. Global Brigades has medical, water, engineering, business, public health and legal empowerment branches. Each of those branches has chapters across the world, including one at Brandeis University. The Hoot spoke with Eva Okunieff […]
Men’s and Women’s XC teams take 3rd in first meet
In their first meet of the new season, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams took 3rd, with the women’s team getting 82 points and the men’s team getting 94. The Wheaton-and-Babson-hosted event took place in Suffolk, with the women’s course being 3000 meters and the men’s course being 5000 meters. For the women’s […]
New art exhibition showcases the USVI
A new art exhibition is on display in the Mandel Center for the Humanities, titled “V.I. Strong Too Caribbean to be American, Too American to be Caribbean.” This powerful display showcases “a series of photographs and interviews, with the purpose of highlighting the beauty, history, culture, and people of the U.S. Virgin Islands [(USVI)].” On […]
Administration publishes report on 11/10 protest and university response
On April 9, Stew Uretsky, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and Carol Fierke, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs sent out an email to the Brandeis community, announcing that “independent investigators from the law firm of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein” had finished a report on the events of Nov. 10, 2023. On that […]
New information on Gosman renovations and bikeshare project
The Gosman Sports and Convocation Center weight room renovation project is progressing well, and renovations are expected to take place just after classes end for the semester. Additionally, a new bikeshare project is coming to Brandeis, led by Mo Re Kim ’24 and Allan Feldman ’26. The Hoot spoke with both Kim and Feldman about […]
Student Union Members speak on constitutional amendments
On March 27, Brandeis’ Student Union sent an email to the Brandeis community announcing that voting was open for “proposed Student Union constitutional amendments.” There were several proposed amendments, including changes to Senate composition, the Allocations Board (A-Board) composition, the Judiciary composition, Executive Board and Miscellaneous Positions, the election process and new eligibility requirements for […]
