Fulbright grant winners announced
The University announced on May 13 in a BrandeisNOW article that nine Brandeis undergraduates, graduates and recent alumni have been awarded grants from the Fulbright U.S.
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Secured clubs oppose proposed constitution amendments
Clubs including WBRS, Student Events, Archon, Brandeis Television, Brandeis' men's ultimate frisbee team Tron and the Brandeis Boxing Club are opposing the Student Union Constitutional Review Task Force proposal to amend the constitution due to concerns about the language in the amendment that would institute a cap on secured club funding. Currently, the constitution states that the Finance Board is responsible for allocating funds to secured clubs whose funding would be based loosely around certain benchmark allocations.
Professors hold event on politics of Crimea
The Politics and History departments, the Center for German and European Studies, the Russian Studies program and the International and Global Studies program co-hosted an event titled "Crimea and Beyond: Russia and Its Neighbors" on Thursday.
Town hall on sustainability showcases club initiatives
On Tuesday, March 18, the Senate Sustainability Committee hosted its inaugural town hall meeting in the Shapiro Campus Center Atrium.
Lawrence earns near $1 million
Corrections appended. The first-ever annual report from the Board of Trustees to the University faculty took place at last Thursday's faculty meeting.
McMahon and campus clubs draw attention to sexual violence
Last week, the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance hosted Sexual Violence Awareness Week. The week was designed to address the issues surrounding consent and sexual assault on the Brandeis campus. According to a report presented by Prof.
Students lead panel on Germany's modern role and image as a power
On Feb. 11, the Center for German and European Studies hosted "Germany in Europe: Bully or Team Player?" an event that was part of the Germany in Europe Campus Week Series.
Mandelas deliver keynote
On Wednesday, Kweku Mandela-Amuah and Ndaba Mandela, the grandsons of Nelson Mandela, delivered the 'Deis Impact annual keynote address.
Lawrence reports to uneasy faculty
Correction appended. The faculty convened last Thursday to discuss several current issues of contention, including the state of the University's relationship with Al-Quds University and the topic of executive compensation. University President Frederick Lawrence began the faculty meeting with updates on the Board of Trustees.
Talk closes German and European Studies event series
On Wednesday, the Center for German and European Studies hosted the final event in its series "Exile and Persecution: German Exiles in America." This event, "Exiles in Exile: Germans during the Second War in Colombia," consisted of a presentation by Rolando Vargas, the filmmaker behind the documentary Exiliados en Exilio, which was screened at a previous event in the series. Vargas and Catherine Cely, his partner in the research and production that went into the documentary, began their research into the stories of German immigrants during World War II first through the records stored in the Colombian Archives and then delved into interviews with victims and the relatives of victims regarding the discrimination that they or their families experienced toward Germans in Colombia as the war broke out. Vargas' presentation consisted of a number of slides showing photographs he took of various documents including letters written by politicians as they saw war breaking out in Europe that he and Cely found in the archives as well as photographs and letters provided by the families they interviewed.
Despite allegations of racism and misconduct, Carol Simon reinstated
A note from the editor regarding Carol Simon and BWBB
Predicting top five picks of the 2024 WNBA draft
Unearthing Hozier’s ‘Unheard’ gems
“They Haven’t Done Their Homework.”