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Police log 4-13-21

MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Consumer-rights law firm files class-action lawsuits against U.S. universities, including Brandeis

A Forbes Magazine article reported staggering data about the price of university and college tuition in the United States — the average cost of a four-year college rose by 497% between 1985 and 2018, which is more than twice the rate of inflation. While this increase alone continues to cause a financial burden on tuition-payers, the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened this burden. Most universities that switched to remote learning in spring 2020 continued to charge the same tuition that was charged prior to the pandemic, according to the article. 

Brandeis clubs host virtual and in-person events to commemorate Holocaust

Jewish communities and individuals around the world observed Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, on April 8. The day is an internationally acknowledged commemoration of the atrocities of the Holocaust in which six million Jews perished. In Israel, a siren sounds and everything stops — including traffic and pedestrians — and for two minutes everyone stands in silence to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Other communities around the world commemorate with services, educational programs, survivor stories, Holacaust themed films and more. 

Views on the News: Changes to vaccine rollout plans bring new light to public health challenges

On Tuesday, April 6, U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that all adults will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning on April 19. The move marks a shift from original official projections of vaccine availability back in January, and a change in Biden’s foreshadowing that everyone would be eligible by May 1, a prediction he offered in March. Since their initiation, states' registration processes to sign up for vaccine appointments have been a source of frustration for many people across the country. How has the vaccine rollout program worked for — or neglected — particular communities? What challenges might this new rollout plan, which coincides with multiple states lowering restrictions on social distancing, pose for achieving herd immunity? 

Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of April 4

Speakers discuss the pandemic's impact in Ghana

Prof. Joseph Assan (Heller) spoke at a virtual Heller School for Social Policy and Management event on March 24 about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted “livelihood sustainability and human wellbeing.” Hosted by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability, this presentation was the third in a series of discussions centered around sustainable development.

Panel discusses long-awaited end to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Center for German and European Studies hosted a panel discussion about predictions for how the COVID-19 pandemic will end. Anja Martini, a science journalist for the German radio and TV news program Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), and Prof. Elanah Uretsky (IGS) spoke at the event, with CGES Director Prof. Sabine von Mering (GER) moderating. 

Students announce Student Union candidacies, debate to be held Tuesday

Students will vote on April 7 for five high-level Student Union positions for next semester: President and Vice President, Secretary, Head Treasurer and Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees.

Police log 4-6-21

MEDICAL EMERGENCY

justBRIEFS: Dean of Students announces resignation, Univ. provides Commencement updates, events for Sexual Awareness month will be virtual

Dean of Students

Senate charters new clubs, discusses upcoming elections

The Union Senate met Friday, April 4 to make up for two consecutive weeks of break for the holidays. At the meeting, senators chartered five clubs and discussed facemasks and the upcoming election.

Brandeis International Business School hosts conversation about different multinational organizations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

As part of their Trends in Asset Management Series, the Brandeis International Business School invited three alumni who work for multinational organizations to speak about their professional experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrea Dore M.A. ’98 is the Head of Funding at the World Bank, Elida Rico M.A. ’99 is the Governance and Public Administration Officer at the United Nations, and Olaf Unteroberdoerster M.S. ’98, Ph.D. ’98 is Division Chief at the International Monetary Fund. 

Views on the News: Arkansas passes bill to prohibit gender-affirming care to trans youth

On Monday, Mar. 29, the Arkansas Senate passed a bill that would prohibit transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming hormone treatments and surgeries. HB 1570, the SAFE Act, would prohibit trans youth from accessing health care and insurance coverage for gender-affirming care. Doctors would be both prohibited from offering gender-affirming care to trans minors and unable to refer minors to other providers for treatment. This bill passed amid a surge of anti-trans legislation that is being considered in state legislatures across the country. On Monday, Apr. 5, Gov. Hutchinson vetoed the bill calling it a “vast government overreach.” However, considering the overwhelming Republican support, his veto is likely to be overturned. Rather than limiting trans youths' access to gender-affirming care, what are the most important protections that state governments should enact for trans people? How may this bill relate to broader discussions of medical rights for marginalized groups?

Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of March 28

Student reflects on experiences at Brandeis with academic accommodations in light of new accommodation offerings

Student Accessibility Support added “limited extensions” to their list of academic accommodations available to students with disabilities at the start of last semester, per a March 19 email to the Justice from SAS Director Cara Streit. 

Sociologist Alfred Zack-Williams discusses anti-racist development

Alfred Zack-Williams, a published author and an emeritus professor of Sociology at the University of Central Lancaster in the United Kingdom, spoke at “Policing the Crisis: Black Lives and Anti-racist Development,” a March 17 virtual event hosted by the Heller School for Social Policy and Management’s Center for Global Development and Sustainability.

Senate discusses club recognition, Midnight Buffet updates

The Brandeis Undergraduate Consulting Club returned to the Union Senate during its March 21 meeting to pitch why it should be recognized as a club. A recognized club is approved for operation by the school, but unlike chartered clubs, does not receive funding.

COVID-19 testing procedure updated in response to rise in positive cases

As of March 22, all Brandeis community members getting tested for COVID-19 on campus must present a photo ID upon submitting their test samples, per a March 19 email to the community from COVID-19 Program Director Morgen Bergman. This email followed another message on COVID-19 safety from Vice President of Student Affairs Raymond Lu-Ming Ou, warning that “Brandeis’ COVID positivity rate is ratcheting upward, with undergraduates representing nearly all new cases.”

President Liebowitz rejects one-year contract extension offered by Board of Trustees

University President Ron Liebowitz made headlines on March 15 after the Boston Globe published a leaked letter Liebowitz wrote to the Board of Trustees about a contract dispute. A day after the dispute was published, Liebowitz declined a one-year contract extension in a statement distributed through an independent public relations firm, according to an Inside Higher Ed article.

Retired electrician discusses discrimination, harassment in trade work

Resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center and retired electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Susan Eisenberg held a collaborative lecture with filmmaker Mallory Newman on March 18 called “Solidarity: How Do Construction Unions Move from Exclusion to Inclusion?” Prof. Harleen Singh (WGS), the new director of the WSRC, introduced Eisenberg.