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On Wednesday, Oct. 29, University President Arthur Levine ’70 spoke to a crowd of undergraduates about the Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts. He touched on the plan’s three major facets: reorganizing the graduate and undergraduate schools, remaking the core curriculum and creating a Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts. The event took place in Rapaporte Treasure Hall and featured small presentations from Levine, as well as members of the faculty and administration involved with the project.
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On Friday, Oct. 31 the University held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new residence hall, set to be ready for use by either the summer or fall of 2027. Though construction on the site began in late June of this year, speakers noted the importance of acknowledging this new chapter and how this new living space will be beneficial for future Brandeis students.
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If you’ve spotted a wagging tail and a pair of eager eyes patrolling campus lately, you’ve already met Justice, Brandeis University Police’s newest and arguably most beloved team member. Justice isn’t your typical officer, she’s a comfort K9 with the Brandeis Police Department, here to spread a little joy wherever her paws take her. The idea for introducing a comfort dog to campus came from Chief Matthew Rushton, who recognized the growing importance of emotional support programs in law enforcement and higher education. “Seeing the success of similar programs at other universities and police departments, it was kind of a no-brainer. The chief saw how effective comfort dogs could be in creating connections and reducing stress, and from there, everything just fell into place” explained Officer Dave Thompson, Justice’s handler in an Oct. 30 interview with The Justice.
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On Oct. 31, Professor Ramie Targoff (ENG) delivered a lecture titled“A Master Class in Witchcraft: The Real Women Behind Macbeth’s Weird Sisters.”
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In an Oct. 31 email to the Brandeis community, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Carol Fierke Ph.D. ’84, and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Stewart Uretsky, announced that Google account storage limit quotas will increase.
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The Student Senate began their weekly meeting with a budget issue, asserting that $2200 of the annual budget has been used so far.
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On Thursday, Oct. 23, the Center for Spiritual Life held their third session of a six-week event delving into the spirituality of one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time, “Star Wars.” The program is led by the University's Christian Chaplain, Karl LaClair. Alongside his work as a religious leader, LaClair is an avid “Star Wars” fan and has been for over 30 years. He carries a deep passion for the franchise and is the host of a weekly podcast called “The Wampa’s Lair,” which has run for 14 years.
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On Oct. 24, Deputy Executive Editor of The Atlantic Yoni Appelbaum M.A. ’10 Ph.D. ’14 was welcomed back by the University for Alumni Weekend to discuss his new book, “Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.” His book delves into the importance of mobility in the American definition of equality. He argued that, increasingly, zoning laws and housing scarcity restrict individuals to one area, limiting social mobility and exacerbating inequality.
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On Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, the Usdan Student Center and the Farber-Goldfarb Libraries were shut down. The pathway between them leading to the Rabb steps was also closed.
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The Student Union convened at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26 for their regular weekly meeting. Due to low attendance, the senators decided to lower the voting quorum for the meeting to twelve. The Student Union President, Ria Escamilla-Gil ’27, was not present, and the meeting was led by Sarah Jafary ’28 and Daniel Shin ’27.
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Brandeis University’s Economics Department has announced the creation of a new Quantitative Economics major, designed to give students a deeper grounding in mathematical and empirical methods.
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On Oct. 9, Brandeis Hillel held a vigil for the victims of the attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The vigil, formatted as a service, was held in Berlin chapel. Between the accounts of community members who spoke about the lives of the deceased, a number of prayers were offered to honor the deceased. A screen at the front of the chapel displayed photos of victims of October 7.
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On Saturday, Oct. 18, protestors gathered globally by the millions to speak against the so-called authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. They united under one simple message, “America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.” According to the No Kings’ website, more than seven million demonstrators marched, chanted and exercised their First Amendment rights across more than 2,700 locations in the United States.
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Brandeis faculty gathered in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Oct. 10 for the second faculty meeting of the 2025-26 academic year. The meeting consisted of a presentation on the new Moodle Learning Management System policy, an update on the University’s marketing plans, an introduction to the new Center for Careers in Applied Liberal Arts and a discussion on a proposed handbook amendment to change the language describing the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice committee.
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CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of sexual assault, rape and fondling
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Starting fall 2026, Brandeis will offer a Quantitative Economics major. The major will aptly be housed in the Economics department. The Brandeis website states that the new major “provides quantitatively-oriented students an opportunity to incorporate more advanced mathematics into their Economics degree.” The requirements for the major will emphasize the relationship between in-depth mathematical and statistical study and economic analysis.
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The new Communication and Media major seeks to study the “multitudes of communication more generally,” said program Undergraduate Advising Head, Prof. Laura Miller (SOC) in an Oct. 16 interview with The Justice. The Brandeis website states that students enrolled in this major will engage with “the theory and practice of communication: message creation, form and content; technologies and channels of delivery; reception and interpretation; and the larger impact on our society and culture.” Miller explained that the choice to name the program as “Communication” rather than “Communications” was very intentional. Brandeis’ new program seeks to incorporate and study communication and media beyond public relations, marketing and other popular uses for the program. The major will take both a theoretical and hands-on approach to course material. Miller’s hope is that as the program progresses, internships and in-field experience will be integrated into students’ learning experiences, similar to other programs such as the Journalism minor, which provides access to local newsrooms in the classroom.
