PAX and SJSP minors discontinued in Fall 2022 semester
The university will be discontinuing the Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence (PAX) Studies and Social Justice and Social Policy (SJSP) minors starting in the Fall 2022 semester, according to an email obtained by The Hoot. “Two social justice minors have been killed,” wrote Professor Gordon Fellman (SOC/ WGS), Program Chair of the PAX minor, in an […]
CBS News ranks univ. 25th most expensive college in America
A recent CBS News report published on Jan.14 ranked Brandeis University as the 25th most expensive college in the country. It also ranked 49 other colleges in its list of the 50 most expensive colleges in America. The article reported that the university costs approximately $76,141 per school year. Brandeis fell between Bennington College at […]
Univ. discusses 2021 Campus Transportation Survey
Campus Planning and Operations Vice President Lois Stanley and student intern Feigele Lechtiner ’23 held a Zoom meeting to discuss findings from the 2021 Campus Transportation Survey on Tuesday, Oct. 26. Last spring, Lechtiner and a few other students started to get involved in urban planning, specifically looking at campus transportation, and approached Stanley. The […]
Water contaminants in Brown Social Science Center and Edison Lecks
The university’s Facilities Department recently discovered higher levels of contaminants in the water fountains in the Brown Social Science Center and Edison-Lecks building, after having been dormant due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an email sent to The Brandeis Hoot by Lori Kabel, Facilities Services Director. “All wall-mounted drinking fountains will be turned off […]
COVID-19 testing updates: flu shots and booster shots
The university announced the opening of its fall Flu Shot Clinic, as well as the beginning of its COVID-19 booster shot roll out for eligible community members, according to an update sent in a recent email by Morgan Bergman, Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives, on Sep. 15. According to the email, the Flu Shot […]
