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Board discusses presidential search

Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees convened for its monthly meeting to discuss the financial future of the University and the presidential search process.

Board of Trustees approves 2016 fiscal year budget

The Board of Trustees has approved the 2016 fiscal year budget, which includes a 3.7 percent increase in tuition charges for students for the upcoming year, according to an email from University President Frederick to the University community on Monday afternoon.

Pickering to speak at commencement

Former United Nations ambassador Thomas R. Pickering will be the 2015 Commencement keynote speaker, according to a press release issued by the University on Monday. 

Faculty meeting discusses budget, new hires

Last Thursday’s faculty meeting included discussion on next year’s university budget, ongoing administrative search committees and the unequal treatment of non-tenure track faculty. Provost Lisa Lynch facilitated the meeting in Olin-Sang 101.

Speakers talk change in Africa

On Friday evening, Nadege Seppou ’15 and the Brandeis African Students Organization organized L’Afrique Talks, an event for Brandeis students and faculty to discuss modern day problems in Africa.

Author delivers lecture on history of evidence

On Thursday, Jill Lepore, Harvard University professor and staff writer for the New Yorker, delivered a lecture called “Bodies of Evidence: The Rise and Fall of the Fact” at Brandeis. The lecture was sponsored by the Mandel Center for the Humanities.

Encourage alternatives to present US-Iranian deal

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked down the halls of Congress to deliver his speech on the implications of a nuclear Iran, many thought he was irreparably harming U.S.-Israeli relations. It was, to many on the left, a partisan ploy to play to the conservative members of Congress, to embarrass and gain leverage over President Barack Obama and ultimately interfere with and stifle a nuclear deal with Iran. 

Raising the bar

How often have you found yourself torn between choosing an apple or a bowl of ice cream? The struggle between choosing to eat healthy and indulging in your favorite treats is a difficult one, but Michael Shoretz ’09 doesn’t believe that you have to compromise. That is why he created the company Beyond Better Foods, which launched ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream in 2013.  

Reevaluate ‘the Golden Rule’ in international politics

There is a dichotomy between the mentalities of children versus adults when it comes to understanding “the Golden Rule” of treating others as one would like to be treated. A tenant of almost every major religion, the rule is so deeply ingrained that it can become a lens for all human relations. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the war on terror, where America has come into the forefront of world conflicts.  What is first taken as a maxim, “the Golden Rule,” or ethic of reciprocity, teaches children how to live harmoniously with one another. However, this lighthearted connotation is transformed in adults, who use it to justify their egocentrism and the use of militant force. In the arena of politics, this has had drastic effects; child’s play has turned into a war for democracy.   

A rooftop garden on Gerstenzang

Although Brandeis’ campus is just beginning to thaw out from the harsh winter, some students have been planning for the onset of spring for months. Members of the newly chartered Farmers Club are in the midst of preparations for a new rooftop farm and farmer’s market.

A RED ROOF: The rooftop of Gerstenzang Science Library will be the location of The Farmers club garden; a 1,000 to 2,000-square foot installation and features milk crates so that the garden can be moved during building renovations.

Expressing concerns about blood libel and free speech

The Feb. 26 University faculty meeting concluded with a discussion of free speech issues on campus, where faculty shared many opinions on controversial subjects. One of them was my colleague, Prof. Jacob Cohen (AMST), who accused our mutual colleague, Prof. Donald Hindley (POL), of having made comments on the much-maligned Concerned listserv that were tantamount to blood libel.  The accusation, a very serious one, is false.

Prof Jadhav awarded grant to explore brain research

Prof. Shantanu Jadhav (PSYC) was named one of the 126 Sloan Research Fellows of 2015 and was awarded a $50,000 grant to explore memory and decision-making processes in mammalian brains.

Super Fly

Last Monday in the dimly lit dining room tucked in the back of Solea Restaurant & Tapas Bar, Prof. Leslie Griffith (BIOL) stood in front of a dozen or so guests and lectured about fruit flies and human sleep. 

MONTHLY MISSION: Cafe Science occurs on the first Monday of every month to engage the community in lively conversation about cutting-edge research by Brandeis scientists at Solea Restaurant and Tapas Bar on Moody Street.

Administrators discuss campus improvements

Last Thursday, students and administrators gathered in the Admissions Presentation Room for a round table discussion on the University’s on-campus initiatives. During the event, the group discussed an upcoming sexual assault climate survey and stressed the need for administrative transparency and complainant anonymity when the University handles student complaints.

University hires Rebecca Tillar as Title IX investigator

On Feb. 9, Rebecca Tillar began her role as Title IX investigator and compliance officer.

Making a Mark: Barak [right] interned last summer at Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization that partners with tech companies like Facebook to help bridge the gender gap by teaching teenage girls computer science skills.

Leading Ladies: WiCS members, Eden Shoshan '16 (left), Gal Barak '16 (center) and Elena Stoeri- D'Arrigo teach female students computer science through an after school program at Waltham High school.

Bridging the gender-gap in computer science

According to the National Center for Women and Information, 37 percent of Computer Science undergraduate degree recipients in 1985 were women. By 2012, that number dropped significantly to 18 percent—with the most prominent names in the field being men.