Since University President Frederick Lawrence's decision to halt its academic partnership with Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, Al-Quds President Sari Nusseibeh has also been suspended from the International Advisory Board of Brandeis' International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life while a report on the recent events at Al-Quds is currently being compiled by Brandeis faculty who visited Al-Quds last week.
The Lerman-Neubauer Fellowship Program, which serves "to recognize students with exceptional scholastic records," is reaching the end of its set run as no more students after the Class of 2016 have been selected as fellows, according to Elizabeth Teurlay, the adviser for the program, in an interview with the Justice. The program, which began in 2008, was set to run for a limited amount of years when it received its funding, according to Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs Kim Godsoe in an interview with the Justice.
The University's Office of Admissions will see major organizational changes immediately, including a redistribution of responsibilities, new hires and the promotion of Jennifer Walker, the office's current director, to executive director. Walker will head the office while some of the office's responsibilities have been delegated to other departments, according to an email from Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel to the division of Students and Enrollment Monday evening. "There are many, many other administrative tasks that this office handles.
According to Student Union President Ricky Rosen '14, the issue of parking availability on campus is a growing concern for students and other members of the Brandeis community.
Since the University announced Sodexo would be taking over as the University's food service provider, the company has wasted no time moving into campus, as most dining locations have seen significant alterations. The Hoot Market, formerly known as the Provisions on Demand Market, now offers produce from Russo's Market.
Since the University announced Sodexo would be taking over as the University's food service provider, the company has wasted no time moving into campus, as most dining locations have seen significant alterations. The Hoot Market, formerly known as the Provisions on Demand Market, now offers produce from Russo's Market.
Rabbi David Pardo and his wife Ariel Pardo will be joining Brandeis as co-directors of the Orthodox Union's Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus this August, according to an email announcement from Executive Director of Hillel at Brandeis Larry Sternberg to members of the Hillel community. According to its website, JLIC aims to provide advising and counsel to Orthodox Jewish students attending secular universities by placing Rabbinic couples on campuses to serve as mentors.
In its latest divestment campaign efforts, Students for a Just and Stable Future has partnered with Brandeis Democrats and Students for Environmental Action to include student voices on the University's position on divestment by adding the issue to the ballot this election season. According to the petition being circulated by SJSF, students would be able to vote April 25 on whether they would support the University divesting its endowment from fossil fuel companies "in order to avert further environmental and human rights crises as a result of climate change." In an interview with the Justice, SJSF member Jamie Garuti '15, who spearheaded the referendum efforts, stated that the petition has gathered 750 signatures so far, well over the required 16 percent of the student body, which amounts to about 525 students. Garuti said that SJSF members began drafting the petition "a month or two ago" and collected all their signatures over the past two weeks.
DNA provides the body with an extremely intricate blueprint by which it functions, but how does it notice and correct itself when it is damaged or filled with errors? Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School Stephen Elledge is working to answer that question.
The Brandeis Sustainability Fund has awarded a $25,000 grant to TapBrandeis, a group advocating against the sale of plastic water bottles, to build six "Hydration Stations" across campus. According to TapBrandeis Co-founder Sara Taylor '16 in an interview with the Justice, the plan includes four stations in indoor locations and two in outdoor locations.
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