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This year, the University’s Facilities, Services, and Grounds Offices worked closely with the Office of Sustainability to transition from inorganic land products, gas-powered equipment, and outdated irrigation systems.
Throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, Brandeis will host a seminar titled “Imperiled Bodies: Slavery, Colonialism, Citizenship and The Logics of Gender-Based Violence.” The seminar aims to study the origins of gender-based violence in the Americas, Mexico, Jamaica, India, Israel/Palestine, South Korea, and Trinidad. In addition, the seminar will feature academic research about resistance to gender-based violence in different countries in different historical contexts.
“Everybody has an opinion. With social media, everyone is expressing their opinion. We [journalists] have to offer more value than that,” said Martin Baron, who is Brandeis’ 2023 Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life. From March 15 to 17, Baron participated in multiple forums, in which he engaged in discussions with Brandeis students, faculty, and the greater community about his experiences in newsrooms such as the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Miami Herald. During his residence at Brandeis, Baron emphasized one main message to student journalists: prioritize objectivity.
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MEDICAL EMERGENCY
On Thursday, Sept. 9, Teach for America held a webinar titled “Equity Talks: Gen Z’s Role in Saving the Planet.” The event was a Zoom conversation between the managing director of data science at Teach For America Andis Arietta, who has a doctorate degree in environmental studies, who was the event moderator, and climate activist Sophia Kianni. The Brandeis Hiatt Career Center shared the event, and students could register through Handshake. Students and teachers throughout the country were also able to attend the event.
Editor's note: Justice Union Correspondent Max Feigelson '24 contributed to the reporting in this article.
On the first day of Black History Month, College Board released the new framework for their Advanced Placement African American Studies course, revealing that they had altered the curriculum from what was previously released in the pilot course.
January Board of Trustees meeting report
The Student Union Senate gave probationary status to two new clubs, denied probationary status to a third, elected a new executive senator, and heard a comment from a member of the public at its Feb. 26 meeting.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Brandeis recently hosted a Zoom discussion on Feb. 28 with class of ’95 alumnus and bestselling author Simon Sinek, which was moderated by Prof. Philippe Wells (IBS). Throughout the discussion, Sinek shared his thoughts about the nature of business management, as well as his personal experience of starting his career and attending Brandeis. He expressed his strong belief in optimism and his sensitivity to the mental health struggles which entrepreneurs go through.
A pro-Palestine protest, organized by Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine, received national attention for its chants and rhetoric following the demonstration on Wednesday, Feb. 8, outside the Shapiro Campus Center.
With the weather this week having daily highs in the 50s and even 60s, it’s shocking to imagine that just the Saturday before last, the temperature was minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of minus 36 degrees. That Saturday was the coldest day in Boston since 1957 and the second coldest wind chill in Boston ever. The conditions brought both joy and frustration to Brandeis students.