Justice Ginsburg discusses univ.’s namesake
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg commented last night on her appreciation for Louis Brandeis’ pioneering legal practice that used facts and the social conditions of the day to ensure that laws helped the people, addressing students, faculty, alumni and guests in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. Her remarks and the panel discussion which […]
Brandeis alum named Schwarzman scholar
David Benger ’14 has been named to the first cohort of Schwarzman scholars, an organization inspired by the Rhodes scholarship and funded by Co-Founder of Blackstone Stephen Schwarzman. Schwarzman scholars will receive a one-year Master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. It is the “first scholarship created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of […]
Alpha Pi Phi forms new chapter at Brandeis
A chapter of the sorority Alpha Pi Phi has formed at Brandeis, the first chapter at an American university. The Theta chapter has seven founding members who were initiated into the sorority in November 2015. Though Greek life is not officially recognized or funded by the university, around 10 percent of students are members of […]
Greek life pulls support from the Safe Campus Act
Sororities and fraternities have pulled their support from the Safe Campus Act, which would require student victims of sexual assault to report their experiences to the police before they can begin a formal campus reporting process. Both Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Delta Tau, two sororities with chapters at Brandeis, publicly withdrew their support, citing […]
Sit-in concludes after 12 days
After 12 days of occupying the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center, student negotiators from the Ford Hall 2015 movement and administrators signed a Draft Implementation Plan for Diversity and Inclusion at Brandeis on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The agreement formed after students issued a list of 13 demands to the administration on Thursday, Nov. 19. It addresses the […]
Sex-ed activist promotes enthusiastic consent
Jaclyn Friedman, author of “Yes Means Yes,” spoke to community members about consent, advocating a culture of enthusiastic consent to replace the existing rape culture. Her presentation, “Beyond Consent,” to an audience of mostly women, was sponsored by the Brandeis Rape Crisis Center and the Psychological Counseling Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Before creating a […]
BRIEF: Adjunct faculty will vote on potential union
Over 200 non-tenure track professors at Brandeis will soon vote on whether to form a union after filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, according to a press release sent by union spokesman Jason Stephany on Wednesday. The union would be affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an organization that has […]
Sarkeesian lectures on exclusion of women from gaming world
Anita Sarkeesian, founder of “Feminist Frequency” website and YouTube channel and avid gamer, argued that video games’ portrayal of women reflects and contributes to sexism during a Martin Weiner Lecture in Computer Science. Sarkeesian’s lecture focused on the role of video games in education, offering ways to transform the world of gaming to better include […]
Alumni honored for activist contributions
Roy DeBerry ’70 MA ’78 Ph.D. ’79 and Susan Weidman Schneider ’65 were awarded the highest distinction for alumni in the Faculty Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 24. DeBerry, an activist and part of the student-led occupation of Brandeis’ Ford Hall in 1969, and Schneider, editor-in-chief of Lilith, a Jewish Feminist magazine, were given their awards […]
Lynch frames State of Univ. from parental perspective
To a crowd of parents, Interim President Lisa Lynch gave the annual State of the University Address in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Sunday, Oct. 25. Her speech highlighted the achievements of students and faculty and provided advice for parents about how to support their students. Brandeis, as she began her speech by saying, has […]
Student Union releases financial survey results
Results from the Student Finance’s Survey were sent out to the Brandeis community, reporting discontent and confusion with the financial aid process and expressing students’ desire for more transparency in university finances. Representatives Grady Ward ’16 and Emily Conrad ’17 sent out the survey results, including their own analysis and suggestions for how the university […]
Cohen speaks about past experience studying ethnic conflict in Yugoslavia
Arielle Cohen ’99 went to the former Yugoslavia in the summer of 1998 as one of the first Sorensen Fellows to volunteer at the Center for Antiwar Action. There, she witnessed the region deal with war and ethnic conflict. Cohen spoke about her experience as a Sorensen Fellow, a program that finances students’ summer internships […]
Gender and Sexuality Center celebrates with grand opening
In the lobby of the newly-opened Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC), adorned with rainbow ribbons and filled with people wearing buttons stating their pronouns, students and community members gathered for the center’s grand opening on Wednesday, Oct.15. The ceremony celebrated the one-year anniversary of the center’s founding and fell during National Coming Out Week. The […]
Sustainability Committee and Sodexo partner to host ‘Meatless Monday’
Sherman Dining Hall served a variety of vegetarian and vegan options, but no meat dishes, in its first “Meatless Monday” on Oct. 5. Members of the Sustainability Committee worked with Sodexo to produce a healthy, sustainable and appetizing dinner without using any meat. One of the organizers of “Meatless Monday,” Matt Smetana ’17, hoped that […]
Mayoral candidate Stanley describes vision for city
State Representative and Waltham mayoral candidate Tom Stanley spoke to students and community members on Monday, Oct. 8 at an event co-sponsored by Hunger and Homelessness, a club of Waltham Group. Stanley, a Democrat, served in the Ways and Means Committee at the State House and has served as president of the Waltham City Council. […]
Dharmic prayer space opens in SCC after years of controversy
A Dharmic prayer space opened in the Shapiro Campus Center on Monday, Sept. 21, following several years of controversy over the appropriate location of this space. Located in the former art gallery, the room will serve as a prayer space for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains. The space will also be open for all students […]
SU survey stresses importance of financial aid
This week, the Student Union sent out a survey to the student body to gather data about students’ use of financial aid and its impact on all aspects of their daily life, both at Brandeis and after graduation. They intend to share their findings with the Board of Trustees, connecting them more to the needs […]
Prof. Hill and Pogrebin ’59 discuss feminist generational disconnect
Professor Anita Hill (HS) and author Letty Cottin Pogrebin ’59 held a discussion focused on the changing dynamics of feminism, Judaism and social justice over the course of generations. Both Hill and Pogrebin are prominent feminists in their fields, studying topics like race, gender and women in religion. Pogrebin’s newest book, “Single Jewish Male Seeking […]
Heller panel educates on how to cope with high-stress careers
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management hosted a panel on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the pressures of working in a high-stress environment and provide advice for students on how to find balance in their personal lives. The event ended with a short stress-management workshop led by Justin Haaheim, a leadership coach that works […]
Student Union leadership speaks candidly about future
Sneha Walia ’15 delivered the State of the Union Address on Wednesday night, April 22 and swore in President-elect Nyah Macklin ’16. Both Macklin and Walia emphasized the importance of bridging the divide between university administrators and the student body and reasserting student involvement in the administration of the university. Walia began her state of […]
