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Potential vote of no confidence in President Liebowitz

(09/10/24 10:00am)

Following the 2023-2024 academic year, the Faculty Senate met to discuss concerns with the recent leadership and actions of President Ronald Liebowitz. This May 30 meeting was a special faculty meeting, meaning that it was not scheduled at the beginning of the year through the Office of the Provost. According to the meeting transcript, Provost Carol Fierke responded to questions regarding administration attendance by stating that “[no] one in the administration was consulted about the timing of the meeting nor explicitly invited to this meeting” and that “President Liebowitz was not available at [that] time.”



Embassy Theater owners clash on Facebook after months of unrest

(09/10/24 2:07pm)

The enticing scent of liquid yellow butter combined with the  crackle of popcorn can be a unique sensory experience that  encourages movie theater goers to enter the halls of brightly  lit poster displays, life-sized cardboard cutouts, and bond over  arts, entertainment and occasionally the overpriced tickets  and pretending that $10 for a tub of popcorn is a reasonable  price, all in the name of escaping reality for a couple of hours.  Arts and entertainment can not only hold the potential to  transport viewers to alternate universes, but to unify movie  goers of all backgrounds. Yet, in recent days, the Embassy  Theater on Pine Street in Waltham has become entangled in  controversy.  



Spring Student Union election results and new amendments

(05/21/24 10:00am)

On Thursday, April 18, Student Union Secretary Carol Kornworcel ’26 sent out an email with the spring 2024 election results. In an email sent on April 17, the student body were given the list of candidates with their biographies and the ballot on which to vote. This email also outlines two Constitutional Amendments that could be voted on. The community was given 24 hours to vote.



Brandeis reminds students of guidelines for demonstrations

(05/20/24 10:00am)

On Friday, April 26 Vice President of Student Affairs Andrea Dine, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Carol Fierke and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Stewart Uretsky  released an email to the Brandeis community regarding guidelines for demonstrations. The email begins by welcoming students back to campus and recognizing seniors for completing their degrees. 


Brandeis University Board of Trustees April meeting report

(05/20/24 10:00am)

On April 18, University President Ronald Liebowitz sent an email summarizing the most recent Board of Trustees meeting, which took place on the Brandeis Campus from April 8 to April 9. Liebowitz explained that during these two days, the Board met with “students, faculty, and staff through various committee meetings and events.” 



‘Lax with Liz’: The Tewaaraton Award

(05/20/24 10:00am)

There aren’t many individual accolades in National Collegiate Athletics Association lacrosse, but one of the most coveted is the Tewaaraton Award. At the end of every postseason tournament, only the players with the best performance, from both the men’s and women’s across all three divisions, will be announced as the recipient of the Tewaaraton Award for that year. 




Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative explorers carceral injustice

(04/16/24 10:00am)

On April 11, the Brandeis Equal Justice Initiative organized a movie screening of “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes,” followed by a discussion with two panelists in Golding Judaica. The programming was facilitated by BEJI co-directors Prof. Rosalind Kabrhel (LGLS) and Prof. David Sherman (ENG). 


How the University moves forward: responses to the independent investigation of Nov. 10

(04/16/24 10:00am)

On Tuesday, April 9, the University community received an email from Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Stewart Uretsky and Provost Carol Fierke. This email shared the completed report compiled by independent investigators from the law firm of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein that reviewed the Nov. 10 arrest of demonstrators protesting the derecognition of the Brandeis chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. 





Haley Nash ’24 makes it on NFCA POY watchlist

(04/16/24 10:00am)

Haley Nash ’24 of the Brandeis women’s softball team was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year watchlist on April 4. The NFCA will announce the winner following June 7 when Division III seasons conclude. The yearly award recognizes the top pitcher and position player in Division III softball. The NFCA released a list of players to watch heading into the final leg of the season, as it's likely the eventual player of the year will be selected from this list. 


A critical analysis of the third reading presented in A Hold Thy Peace production of ‘The Tempest’

(04/16/24 10:00am)

 From Thursday, April 4, to Sunday, April 7, Brandeis’ Hold Thy Peace presented their version of  William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed by Naomi Stephenson ’26. “The Tempest” is an incredibly fascinating and nuanced piece of literature, telling the story of one man’s quest for vengeance and those he impacts along the way.