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Government…what’s it good for? Turns out, not much. The latest evidence supporting that notion is the disaster caused by the Environmental Protection Agency.
JustNews: You were first hired in 2008 as Dean of the Heller School. You came here from a professorship at Tufts, you were an academic dean. You were a chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. What inspired you to want to come to Brandeis in the first place?
Editor's Note: This article was updated for the August 25 print edition of The Justice.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated for the August 25 print edition of the Justice.
As graduation draws near, I would hate to depart this special community with unshared feelings. With the intention of originally molding my thoughts into a commencement speech, I’ve turned to writing this Op-Ed as a reflection on my past four years as a scholar, peer and champion of our university.
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Beginning July 1, Prof. Irving Epstein (CHEM) will become the interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, according to an email Provost Lisa Lynch sent to the community on May 7.
FL: The Brandeis character is a commitment to inquiry. It’s a commitment to excellence, and a commitment to challenging oneself. And on top of all of those things, or as part of all of those things, a commitment to the institution. Again, as I said, not a place to come to to take and leave, but a place to contribute and to leave something for yourself on that.
Prof. Margaret McKenna (Heller) has been appointed as the new president of Suffolk University and will be leaving Brandeis in June to begin her role there.
justFeatures: Let’s start at the beginning. What inspired you to accept the presidency back in 2010 after Jehuda Reinharz had first stepped down?
The Rose Art Museum announced that five new members will be joining its Board of Advisors in a May 12 press release. The new members include Lazar Fruchter, Prof. Anita Hill (Heller), Cynthia Reed, Rivka Saker and Carey Schwartz ’87.
After two years of study and debate, Brandeis University’s Exploratory Committee on Fossil Fuel Divestment has released its Final Report and Recommendations. The committee found, among other conclusions, that “By divesting, Brandeis can…[use] its position of authority as a mechanism for social change and political persuasion.” We wholeheartedly agree.
The University’s Exploratory Committee on Fossil Fuel has released its final report on fossil fuel divestment, according to an email sent to the community on Friday by President Frederick Lawrence and Provost Lisa Lynch. The report recommended socially-responsible investing as a leading option for achieving the University’s carbon-footprint objectives.
David Kertzer Ph.D. ’74 won a Pulitzer Prize in biography for his recent book “The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe.”
Bethany Adam ’15: Commencement Speaker
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