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(04/12/22 10:00am)
On Friday, April 1, Brandeis announced the speakers and honorary degree recipients for the 2022 commencement ceremony. The ceremony will take place on May 22 and will be held at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) H’17 will address the Class of 2022 at the University’s 71st commencement exercises. Aerospace engineer and mathematician Christine Mann Darden and David Harris, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, will both be awarded honorary degrees.
(04/05/22 10:00am)
The Student Union Senate chartered two clubs and discussed a possible change to the academic calendar at its April 3 meeting. Vice President Courtney Thrun ’22 said the Union is recommending the change, which would add an extra day off of classes to the spring semester to make up for the lack of other breaks.
(04/05/22 10:00am)
In 1983, Dr. Sally Ride proved that the sky is not, in fact, the limit by being the first American woman to go to space. Now, Brandeis graduate Elana Hagler ’02 has designed a coin to commemorate Ride’s achievements as part of the American Women Quarters Program, a project of the U.S. Mint. The quarter featuring Ride is one of five quarters featuring notable American women of all different backgrounds. The other coins will feature Maya Angelou, Anna May Wong, Wilma Mankiller, and Nina Otero-Warren, and the project will roll out over four years.
(03/29/22 10:00am)
On Wednesday, March 23, people gathered in Shiffman 219 to listen to students and faculty read poems written by Latina poets with piano accompaniment by Alyssa Zylberger ’25. In celebration of women’s history month, Prof. Zoila Castro (ROMS), Prof. Lucía Reyes de Deu (ROMS), Prof. Elena González Ros (ROMS), and academic administrators Katie Dickinson and Ellen Rounseville organized the inaugural Latina Poetry Night.
(03/29/22 10:00am)
Fellows Garden was bustling with bubble tea, ice cream, puppies, and more on Friday, March 25. These treats were all part of “Wellness Day,” planned by the Division of Student Affairs and the Student Union.
(03/29/22 6:16pm)
The Oscars were on Sunday, March 27. Or, more accurately, Sunday was the night that Will Smith smacked Chris Rock, something that happened to occur at the Oscars.
(03/15/22 10:00am)
A group of scholars and artists came together on Friday, March 4 to run an event titled “The Arboreal Humanities: Trees, Art, and Activism.” The event consisted of interviews, discussions, readings, and workshops from various professors and artists from multiple institutions around the world.
(03/15/22 10:00am)
A 2022 Women’s Power Gap Initiative study titled “The Women’s Power Gap At Elite Universities: Scaling the Ivory Tower,” ranked Brandeis number five out of all 130 R1 universities for gender diversity.
(03/15/22 10:00am)
The Student Union Senate chartered the Brandeis Chess Club at its March 13 meeting.
(03/15/22 4:00am)
Krav Maga is one of the various club sports found on campus. This week, the Justice had the chance to talk to the club team’s president to learn about their organization and what makes it unique.
(03/15/22 10:00am)
The Brandeis University Department of Theater Arts put on Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel, “Orlando,” from Friday March 11 to Sunday March 13.
(03/08/22 11:00am)
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The Student Union Senate voted to approve the Union’s budget for the 2023 fiscal year at its March 6 meeting, and also voted on chartering three new clubs. The Union’s head treasurers Amanda Shneider ’22 and Josh Hopen ’23 presented the details of the budget at the previous week’s meeting.
(03/08/22 11:00am)
On Feb. 1st, 2022, the University named African American studies scholar Carol Anderson as the 2022 winner of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. The prize honors “outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations,” according to the University website. The recipients, named annually, receive $25,000 and a medal, both of which are presented at a ceremony to honor the winner. Recipients also have a residency at the University; Anderson’s will take place from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26, 2022.
(03/08/22 11:00am)
**Spoilers ahead for those who have not seen the film. Song references are in parentheticals.**
(02/15/22 11:00am)
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Architecture and the materials we build with are changing with global warming. At a lecture sponsored by the Fine Arts department, Architect Galen Pardee ’11 discussed his theory of “post-concreteness,” an idea that raises questions of the future use of limited resources and materials, like concrete, in architecture, as well as the role architects play today. Pardee presented his research to the Brandeis community on Feb. 7 as part of the Richard Saivetz ’69 Annual Memorial Architectural Lecture Series. He is currently a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, as well as the director of Drawing Agency, a design and research studio.
(02/08/22 11:00am)
On Monday, Jan. 3, University President Ron Liebowitz announced in an email to the University that LeManuel Lee Bitsóí had been selected and accepted the position as the new vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In October 2021, Liebowitz announced that a search committee had been established for this position, led by Carol Fierke, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, and Harleen Singh, associate professor of literature and women's, gender and sexuality studies. Liebowitz also acknowledged that, in the meantime, David M. Fryson would serve as the interim chief diversity officer and vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
Waltham Group hosted its recruitment night on Thursday, Jan. 27. The event was held both in-person in the Sherman Function Hall and virtually on Zoom, where coordinators from each of the Waltham Group programs explained their volunteer opportunities.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
The University was excited to welcome students back to in-person learning at the start of the fall 2021 semester. In addition to its students and returning faculty, Brandeis also opened its doors to 25 new faculty members, full time and visiting, according to a BrandeisNOW article. This addition of new members to the University’s community spans all of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Brandeis International Business School.
