2021 Honorary Degree Recipients
(05/25/21 10:00am)
Ellen Gordon '65
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Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center hosts discussion of transformative justice in higher education
(05/04/21 10:00am)
The Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center hosted a panel discussion last Friday about transformative justice, its implementation in higher education and the ways it can benefit the Brandeis community. PARC invited Brown University alumnus Camilla Pelsinger, Brown senior Izzy Acevado and social justice organizer Dara Bayer to speak about their experiences implementing the first formal transformative justice program in a U.S. institution of higher education.
PARC’s advocacy for Sexual Assault Awareness Month — the line of work from the lens of its leaders
(05/04/21 10:00am)
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the history of efforts to end sexual violence in America and raise “awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse" can be traced "from the civil rights movement to the founding of the first rape crisis centers to national legislation.” This year marked the 20th Anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is celebrated every April. On Friday, April 30, the Justice interviewed Tanashya Batra ’21 and Grace Lee ’22 from the Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center over Zoom to learn more about their work, and what PARC has done to join with members of the Brandeis community during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sound of Metal – Sound of Rebel
(05/04/21 10:00am)
Being busy with school and everything else for the past few months, I have had little time to watch any movies, or to keep up with the latest movie news. Although I have put several of the nominated films on my watchlist, I was not even aware of the date of the Academy Awards ceremony this year and had not seen any of the nominated movies to write a prediction piece. For that, I tip my hat to Mr. Dinlenc, Mr. Weintraub and those who come after me who can meet the task. Motivated by hot shame, as someone who considers himself to be a “fan of cinema,” I watched “Sound of Metal” this weekend.
Chief Diversity Officer Brimhall-Vargas accepts new position at Fenway Health and will be leaving the University in the summer
(05/04/21 10:00am)
Mark Brimhall-Vargas, the current Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be leaving the University for a new position at Fenway Health this summer, University President Ron Liebowitz wrote in a campus-wide email on Monday, May 3.
Community members gather to Take Back the Night
(04/27/21 10:00am)
Every year, Brandeis survivors and allies gather to raise awareness and strengthen solidarity among individuals impacted by sexual violence — to “Take Back the Night.” This year, the event took place virtually on Thursday, April 15, rather than in its traditional form of being an in-person community march.
Brandeis Democrats host Profs. Breen and Lenowitz on a panel discussing the Supreme Court
(04/27/21 10:00am)
On April 21, the Brandeis Democrats hosted “The Supreme Court: Legitimacy and the Future,” a panel discussion featuring Prof. Daniel Breen (LGLS) and Prof. Jeffrey Lenowitz (POL). The panel brought the two professors together to discuss “all things Supreme Court,” according to the Brandeis Democrats’ weekly email.
Students reflect on their advocacy for recently passed bill supporting survivors of sexual violence in Massachusetts
(04/13/21 10:00am)
The Every Voice Coalition — a student- and survivor-led organization working to pass survivor-centered legislation to prevent campus sexual violence — spearheaded efforts to pass a recent Massachusetts bill. After five long years of grassroots advocacy and organizing in which Massachusetts college students played a key role, the bipartisan bill S.2979, commonly known as the Every Voice Bill, was signed into law on Jan. 12, 2021, according to a March 25 email from Bella Fong, Every Voice Coalition National Development Fellow and National Communications Director for Outreach, to the Justice.
Consumer-rights law firm files class-action lawsuits against U.S. universities, including Brandeis
(04/13/21 10:00am)
A Forbes Magazine article reported staggering data about the price of university and college tuition in the United States — the average cost of a four-year college rose by 497% between 1985 and 2018, which is more than twice the rate of inflation. While this increase alone continues to cause a financial burden on tuition-payers, the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened this burden. Most universities that switched to remote learning in spring 2020 continued to charge the same tuition that was charged prior to the pandemic, according to the article.
Brandeis clubs host virtual and in-person events to commemorate Holocaust
(04/13/21 10:00am)
Jewish communities and individuals around the world observed Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, on April 8. The day is an internationally acknowledged commemoration of the atrocities of the Holocaust in which six million Jews perished. In Israel, a siren sounds and everything stops — including traffic and pedestrians — and for two minutes everyone stands in silence to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Other communities around the world commemorate with services, educational programs, survivor stories, Holacaust themed films and more.
Speakers discuss the pandemic's impact in Ghana
(04/06/21 10:00am)
Prof. Joseph Assan (Heller) spoke at a virtual Heller School for Social Policy and Management event on March 24 about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted “livelihood sustainability and human wellbeing.” Hosted by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability, this presentation was the third in a series of discussions centered around sustainable development.
Why 'thoughts and prayers' aren’t enough
(04/06/21 10:00am)
Our collective memory is plagued with places and dates — Columbine, April, 20, 1999; Sandy Hook, Dec.14, 2012; Orlando, Jun. 12, 2016; Parkland, Feb.14, 2018; Atlanta, Mar. 17, 2021; Boulder, Mar. 22, 2021 — the list goes on. Each mass shooting jerks our memories back to the previous killings and empty promises made by politicians — now is the time for change.
Brandeis Asian American Students Association hosts virtual event in response to surge in anti-Asian racism in the US
(03/23/21 10:00am)
“If you could choose one word to describe how you’re feeling right now, what would it be?” asked a moderator during one of the breakout rooms in the second portion of last Thursday’s event.
“Panic”: America’s excuse for anti-LGBTQ violence
(03/23/21 10:00am)
*CONTENT WARNING*: Violence, homophobia, transphobia, mention of death, links to details of assault
Gillian Anderson shares insight on playing empowering female characters
(03/16/21 10:00am)
America’s obsession with the affairs of the British Royal Family spiked following Meghan Markle’s March 7 bombshell interview with Oprah, but it could be said that this country’s fascination was already steadily rising with the 2016 debut of the award-winning Netflix series “The Crown.” The stars of this popular Netflix series have attracted award wins each year. This year the series took home three Golden Globes — its biggest win to date. Gillian Anderson, who played British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on season 4, won Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role on Feb. 28, just days before the actress spoke to Brandeis students via a Facebook Webinar on March 5.
Professor from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice presents work on Jewish Venecian ghetto
(03/16/21 10:00am)
The Brandeis Interdepartmental Program in Italian Studies hosted a talk featuring Shaul Bassi, a professor of English Literature at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, to virtually present his work about the Jewish Venician Ghetto on Mar. 3. Brandeis Prof. Paola Servino (ITAL) and Prof. Ramie Targoff (ENG) introduced Bassi and his influential work for Italian Jewry.
Experts discuss Black Lives Matter movement in Biden era
(02/23/21 11:00am)
Past recipients of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize and the Richman Distinguished Fellowship in Public Life discussed the potential directions of the Black Lives Matter movement at this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, speculating on what is to come as we transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration. Brandeis community members gathered over Zoom Wednesday, Feb. 17, to hear the insights of panelists including 2014 Richman Fellow and founder in residence of PolicyLink Angela Glover Blackwell, 2017 Richman Fellow and founder of Rebuilding Every Community Around Peace Rev. Jeffrey L. Brown and 2018 Gittler Recipient and president emerita of Spelman College Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum.
Professor explores environmental importance of virtual gatherings post-pandemic
(02/23/21 11:00am)
Academic travel largely stopped with the pandemic, and new remote meeting formats have increased accessibility and opened opportunities for worldwide collaboration in ways that were once impossible. As travel and in-person events start to become options again, scholars are questioning if returning to pre-pandemic 'normalcy' is the best choice.
Brandeis students can play a role in the fight for Uyghurs’ rights in Northwest China
(02/23/21 11:00am)
On Nov. 13, some attendees at a Brandeis-hosted panel on human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China zoombombed my friend Rayhan Asat. As she began to tell the story of her brother, Ekpar Asat, who has been detained by the Chinese government for five years, despite never being charged with a crime, Rayhan’s voice was drowned out by the Chinese national anthem. Her screen was hijacked with annotations reading “bullshit” and “fake news.” That night, she had nightmares.
Pardons and power in one hand
(02/16/21 11:00am)
If you hand a cranky toddler a hammer, chances are they attempt a good hashing at whatever is in front of them. If you give a patterned fraudster unchecked executive authority, is it fair to say he will use that power to pardon his co-conspirators?