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A special Student Union election took place on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The nine winners of the open seats were announced, save for the election for the East Quad Senator, which resulted in a tie.
On a typical morning, the alarm clock blares at 3:30 a.m., and Brandeis Facilities employees begin to get ready for the day long before the sun even peeks over the horizon. Bleary-eyed and exhausted, they pull their light blue “Brandeis Facilities” t-shirts over their heads and begin their commute to campus, preparing for another day of physically and mentally draining work.
The 52nd Rosenstiel Award, given annually to honor distinguished work in medical research, will go to Christine Holt and Erin Schuman.
The Student Union Senate chartered three new clubs at its Oct. 30 meeting, all of which the Senate had granted probationary status during the last academic year. The Senate also voted to give probationary status to the Chinese Students & Scholars Association, which they had originally voted against at last week’s meeting.
Campus was bustling this past weekend with over 1,300 families from 42 different states and 11 countries flocking to the University for Brandeis Family Weekend, according to the Brandeis Family Weekend webpage. The programming of Family Weekend consisted of a wide variety of activities including various sporting events, student performances, academic lectures from faculty members, campus tours, support staff-based information sessions, and family gatherings. The University worked to make this programming accessible to all, including Shabbat observant families, by offering guided walks with volunteer escorts from Usdan Student Center to the Boston Marriott Newton.
Brandeis Leftist Union members led a call-and-response chant: “What do we want? Respect for workers! When do we want it? Now!” On Oct. 28, students and dining workers gathered in Upper Usdan for the second time this year to protest “in response to consistent disrespect and mistreatment from Harvest Table,” as stated by the BLU.
Two weeks ago, the School of Arts and Sciences published several new initiatives prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Brandeis faculty. These initiatives prioritize retaining faculty of color, increasing diversity within the Brandeis faculty, developing an equity liaison role in departments, adding endowed chairs, and establishing programs to support and mentor faculty.
On Oct. 26, Provost Carol A. Fierke presented Dr. Carol Anderson the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize.
The Student Union Senate chartered three clubs and passed two Senate money resolutions at its Oct. 23 meeting. The Senate denied probationary status to a fourth club, Brandeis Chinese Students and Scholars Association, after an extended discussion in executive session.
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On Oct. 3, University President Ron Liebowitz sent an email to the Brandeis community with a summary of the September Board of Trustees meetings. The Board convened in person for the first time since January 2020.
The University administration recently shared more insight into the reasoning behind their current COVID-19 policies with the Justice. These insights follow an article published on Sept. 20 featuring various student perspectives about the University’s switch from “yellow” to “green” COVID-19 Passport status in early September.
The VoteDeis Campus Coalition, in collaboration with the Brandeis Student Union, held a voter registration and absentee ballot event in Fellows Garden on Oct. 7. The event had several booths set up for Brandeis students to receive assistance, resources, and be walked through the process of having their ballots mailed to them. Students also had the opportunity to register to vote for the first time prior to the upcoming Nov. 8 election.
In early September, the University received a major gift from Louis Brandeis’ great-granddaughters Susan Popkin Cahn, Anne Brandeis Popkin, and Louisa Brandeis Popkin. These donations — which include family photographs, historical documents and even a letter from former President Franklin Roosevelt — not only contribute to the commemoration of the University's 75th anniversary, but also help enlighten the community about Louis Brandeis’ impact and influence.
Brandeis University Press recently published photojournalist and portrait photographer Ellen Warner’s book entitled “The Second Half: Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty.” For the past fifteen years, Warner has been studying how women from multiple cultures experience the second half of their life. She then documented their stories through black and white portraits and interviews. In collaboration with the Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University Press hosted an artist talk, book signing, and art exhibition curated by Olivia Baldwin on Thursday, Sept. 29.