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This Land is Your Land...

(10/11/17 1:11am)

Aligning with the values of social justice that lie at the core of the University’s mission, the Student Association for The Right to Immigration Institute is making itself known among the student-run clubs on campus for its commitment to the defense of immigrant rights. The club, in partnership with the non-profit TRII, seeks to provide undergraduate students with the accreditation necessary to represent refugees in Boston courts and practice immigration law before the Department of Homeland Security. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/10/this-land-is-your-land

“Never Again”

(10/10/17 10:00am)

Would world leaders be less likely to commit crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide if they believed they could be prosecuted by an international court? The premise of a new 40-minute documentary called “Never Again: Forging A Convention For Crimes Against Humanity” is based on the idea that the creation of such a court could do just that. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/10/never-again

It's All About the Big Picture

(09/19/17 10:00am)

To know the Brandeis University community is to know how passionate its students are about learning. Perhaps this trait is most visible in the wide variety of student-run clubs and organizations that collectively function to inform the public about the most pressing current issues. The newly-founded Brandeis Society for International Affairs seeks to find its place among the array of politically focused clubs on campus. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/09/its-all-about-the-big-picture

For Us by Us: The Untold Stories of People of Color on Campus

(09/12/17 10:00am)

Jasmine Purnell ’20 spoke about her transition to Brandeis in an interview with the Justice. As a child, Purnell lived in Chicago’s East Side with her mother. However, when her mother was diagnosed with cancer, they uprooted their lives to the city’s South Side in the Bronzeville area to live with Purnell’s grandmother. Purnell described her mother — who passed away when Purnell was 7 years old — as someone who was determined to provide her child with the best life and education possible. It was this drive that made her place Purnell in a private school early on.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/09/for-us-by-us-the-untold-stories-of-people-of-color-on-campus

High Demand for Prof. Mike Coiner

(09/12/17 10:00am)

Inside the Brandeis International Business School building, hidden by Massachusetts wilderness, through a maze of winding corridors and study rooms bustling with students, is the office of one of the most beloved professors at Brandeis, Prof. Michael Coiner (ECON). As a professor of economics, Coiner has gained popularity on the website Rate My Professor, an online database used by university students to write reviews of their teachers. While he has never personally viewed his own profile on Rate My Professor, admitting in an interview with The Justice,  “Oh no, that’s too scary,” Coiner is now the second most frequently rated professor at Brandeis, with a glowing score of 4.6 out of 5. Coiner commented on his profile by saying, “I know that classes are large so that lots of student know who I am or have had my course. I know that the scuttlebutt is generally positive, but I stay away from Rate my Professor.”

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/09/high-demand-for-prof-mike-coiner

Using Data to Fight Terrorism

(09/04/17 11:44pm)

On March 22, an attacker drove his car into crowds of people on Westminster Bridge in London. On April 7, four pedestrians died when a man drove his truck into a crowd in Stockholm. On April 20, a police officer was shot and killed in Paris. On May 22, 22 people died at a concert in Manchester after a bomb exploded. On June 3, men drove a car into pedestrians on the London Bridge and stabbed those nearby. On Aug. 17, a van drove into Barcelona crowds, killing 13 people.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/09/using-data-to-fight-terrorism

Exploring Immigration

(05/23/17 3:28am)

The aroma of Guatemalan pastries filled the Multipurpose Room in the Shapiro Campus Center on May 3 as Marci McPhee, director of campus programs at the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, opened this semester’s Immigrant Practicum Presentation with an explanation of its purpose. Each preceding week, Hannah Baker-Lerner ’20, graduate student Olivia Wang and Daniella Cohen ’18 spent three hours in a base class relevant to Anthropology or International and Global Studies, three hours in a community organization supporting immigrants and an hour in “The Immigrant Experience in Waltham: A Service-based Practicum,” a course taught by McPhee. The Immigrant Practicum Presentation concluded these immersive journeys, allowing the students to share what they learned.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2017/05/exploring-immigration