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(09/08/20 10:00am)
Every year, the new first-year class is introduced to the Brandeis community through a number of Orientation programs and activities. “Designed by students for students,” Orientation typically takes place over the few days before the first day of class and includes a number of traditional events like “This is Our House” and the “Light of Reason.” Given the coronavirus pandemic, planning and conducting Orientation for the Class of 2024 looked drastically different. The Justice spoke to Jenny Abdou, Director of New Student Orientation; Scott Berozi, Associate Director of Community Living and Orientation; and Skye Liu ’23, a 2020 Orientation Leader, to discuss the challenges and upsides of preparing for and hosting a virtual Orientation. The Justice also talked to Ethan Kerstine, a member of the Class of 2024, about his personal experience with the program.
(09/08/20 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(08/27/20 5:24pm)
An open letter to the Division of Science:
(08/14/20 11:00pm)
The Orlando NBA bubble, a quarantine zone created by the NBA to safeguard its players from COVID-19, has been everything the NBA could have wanted and more. There are many reasons why the bubble has been great, but I want to focus on the importance of the regular season and how the bubble has made fans more exhilarated for regular season games. The Orlando bubble has made every single regular season game incredibly exciting and important, with many games having a playoff-like intensity. These have been the most exciting regular seasons games in a very long time. Here’s my pitch: permanently replicate this intensity and fan interest that has been present in the Orlando bubble without cutting regular season games.
(07/08/20 5:39pm)
Following the first Sankofa Community Conversation held in December 2017, the University’s Sankofa event series has continued to promote intimate and critical conversations surrounding social justice, race and ethnicity. On June 2 and 3, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management's Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity hosted a virtual Sankofa Community Conference titled “Co-Constructing Racial Justice through Life and Work.”
(06/30/20 5:02pm)
In early March, Brandeis students were invited to participate in a decision that would affect student life at the University for years to come. With COVID-19 only beginning to impact campus operations, presentations from four dining vendors competing to earn the next University dining contract took center stage March 4 and 5. Yet in the chaos that ensued in the next weeks, the debate over the future of Brandeis dining fell to the background. According to the Dining Services Request for Proposals website, a new dining contract was supposed to be awarded in April and was set to begin on July 1, but amid the disruption caused by COVID-19, no such announcement has been made. The Justice examined where that leaves the RFP process and the current state of Brandeis dining services for students still on campus.
(06/10/20 6:30pm)
In recent weeks, people all over the United States and around the world have been using their voices in a renewed call for racial justice. This board condemns anti-Black racism, as highlighted by recent incidents of police brutality, and is implementing concrete ways that we can address systemic racial inequity in our own organization.
(06/07/20 7:27pm)
-Editor’s note: Please note that this article was originally published on June 2, on the website My Jewish Learning.
(05/27/20 10:32pm)
Due to the cancellation of the May 17 in-person Commencement ceremony because of COVID-19, the University administration decided to host virtual mini celebrations to honor graduating students. While an in-person Commencement will still take place in the future, the virtual celebrations are meant to pay tribute to students’ “hard work and achievement” while at Brandeis, according to the University’s website.
(05/19/20 8:23pm)
The Student Union’s spring elections will be postponed until the Fall 2020 semester, according to an April 23 email to the community from Union President Simran Tatuskar ’21. This includes the race for Union president.
(05/10/20 6:58pm)
Wrapping up a year of innovative projects and unprecedented challenges, the Student Union delivered its annual State of the Union address virtually in a collection of videos and transcripts emailed to the Brandeis community on Monday. Members of the Union Executive Board and heads of the Union’s five branches shared their accomplishments, how they responded to the COVID-19 crisis and their plans for the future.
(04/30/20 10:20pm)
What started off as the parents of Brandeis students talking in a group chat eventually turned into a donation of 30,000 one-time use surgical masks to Massachusetts General Hospital and 4,500 one-time use surgical masks to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. With worry surrounding mask shortages spreading across the United States, parents decided to do their part in helping the University and its surrounding community.
(04/11/20 10:18pm)
Face masks:
(04/11/20 7:17pm)
University Provost Lisa Lynch will remain in her position through December to help guide the University through the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying her planned transition to teaching at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
(04/05/20 5:30pm)
At a time when social distancing is the new norm and many of us are staying inside, healthcare workers and emergency responders are working to keep their communities safe. According to a March 19 New York Times article, physicians are saying that there is a shortage of protective gear including masks, eye gear and gowns needed to keep them safe while treating the increasing number of patients in hospitals as a result of the coronavirus.
(04/05/20 1:34pm)
Given the financial uncertainty institutions are facing as a result of the coronavirus, the University is taking specific steps to respond to the emerging economic situation, according to a March 30 address from University President Ron Liebowitz.
(03/31/20 1:00pm)
In the last few weeks, life for the Brandeis community has abruptly and significantly changed as the University responds to the developing COVID-19 pandemic. This board hopes that students, faculty, staff, administrators and their families are staying safe and healthy amid the chaos, and we commend the efforts that the entire community has devoted to protecting and supporting each other during this time.
(03/17/20 10:00am)
The International Center of Ethics, Justice and Public Life hosted a panel, “Voting and Democracy in 2020 and Beyond,” on Monday, March 9 in Rapaporte Treasure Hall. The panelists were Boston city councilor Lydia Edwards, Massachusetts State Sen. Becca Rausch ’01 and Ethics Center Board chair John Shattuck. Scheduled panelist and mayor of Framingham Yvonne Spicer was unable to attend due to complications relating to COVID-19. Former Rep. Jay Kaufman ’68, MA ’73 (D-MA) moderated the event.
(03/17/20 10:00am)
For the past 72 years, Time Magazine has named a “Man of the Year.” Beginning in 1999, women were allowed to hold this title when Time broadened its parameters to “Person of the Year.” However, women were still largely unrepresented in these issues — only 11 women were featured, and three women were named Woman of the Year prior to the 1999 change.
(03/17/20 10:00am)
In the Senate’s first meeting since the University’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, senators discussed the Union’s response to “uncertainty” surrounding communications from the administration and how they could help students who will remain on campus.
