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(03/25/25 10:00am)
The Brandeis Division of the Creative Arts is stepping up and launching a fundraising campaign in an attempt to save the beloved Lydian String Quartet. Founded in 1980, the Lydian has been a staple of the Brandeis arts community for the past 45 years. In addition to performing all over the world, the musicians serve as Brandeis professors, imparting their knowledge onto the next generation of creatives at the University.
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On Feb. 26, Rabbi Seth Winberg, the executive director of Hillel at Brandeis, announced that Dorit Cohen and Rav Ariel Cohen will not return as Brandeis’ Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus couple. The two have served since 2021 and will finish their term at the end of this semester. The OU-JLIC couple serves as a resource to support Jewish life for Orthodox students on campus. They host Shabbat and holiday meals, offer learning opportunities and support the religious wellbeing of Orthodox students at Brandeis. The Rabbi announced that the community will conduct a search in the coming months for the next OU-JLIC couple, stating that “students will have opportunities to meet candidates and share feedback.”
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“You will, I assure you, as long as space and time divide you from anyone you love, discover a great deal about shipping routes, airlines, earthquake, famine, disease, and war. And you will always know what time it is in Hong Kong, for you love someone who lives there. And love will simply have no choice but to go into battle with space and time and, furthermore, to win,” are the words that opened “Reading James Baldwin (1924-1987): A Celebration of Baldwin’s Writing.”
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In the fall of 2026, Brandeis will formally launch an engineering major as part of the Interdepartmental Program in Engineering Science. Since spring of 2023, the University has offered several classes relating to engineering, teaching a combined total of between 60 and 80 students. The major, like many others at Brandeis, will be built upon an interdisciplinary background with the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, which means making the world a better place. Engineering majors will be required to take classes outside the sciences, and students from other majors will be able to enroll in engineering classes. The program is meant to foster engineering sympathy, or the ability to take the skills learned from engineering classes and bring them back to the community, said Vincent Calia-Bogan ’25, the undergraduate department representative for the Engineering Major in a March 19 interview with The Justice.
(03/25/25 10:00am)
The Brandeis Student Union has announced the start of its next election cycle. The Student Union is managed by students and advocates for a safe, equitable and engaging environment. Getting involved, meaning running for a position or casting a vote, is one way that students have meaningfully shaped Brandeis student life and ensured students' voices are heard. In a March 17 email to the Brandeis student body, Student Union Secretary Rachel Gao ’25 announced that there are 28 seats up for grabs during this spring cycle.
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In a Feb. 4 email, Period Activists at ‘Deis student club announced the “huge news” that the Pilot Program — an initiative started by PAD and Student Union — is expanding this semester. The Pilot Program originally launched in spring 2023 with the aim to provide free menstrual products in the first-year residence halls, including East Quad, North Quad and Massell Quad. There were a total of 52 dispensers installed in those dorms, each supplied with both pads and tampons.
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The Brandeis University Student Union Senate reconvened on March 16 at 7:05 p.m. for its weekly meeting.
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During their Feb. 20 meeting, Waltham’s Traffic Commission voted to approve Ward 8 Councilor Cathyann Harris and Ward 9 Councilor Robert Logan’s 2025 Moody Street Outside Dining Plan. Approval of this dining plan allows restaurants on Moody Street to apply to occupy the parking spaces in front of and adjacent to their frontages, as well as use of the sidewalk, for outdoor dining purposes.
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On March 17, Interim President Arthur Levine ’70 sent an email to the Brandeis community to announce that the faculty has voted to implement reorganization plans for the University. The plans were presented to the student body at Levine’s Feb. 25 town hall and were debated by the faculty during their Mar. 7 meeting. The email stated the goal of these reforms are to “[create] new exciting and innovative academic programs for the rapidly changing environment of the global, digital, knowledgeable economy we live in.”
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Since its founding in 1948, spiritual life has always been an important part of Brandeis University. The Center for Spiritual Life evolved from Brandeis’ core values and mission, to foster an inclusive environment for diverse beliefs.
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The Waltham Police Department is at the forefront of innovative mental health-centered law enforcement practices, setting a precedent for community policing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. With the integration of certified mental health specialists — officially titled Jail Diversion Clinicians — into its ranks, the department has taken significant strides in the implementation of de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques.
(03/18/25 10:00am)
During the March 10 Waltham City Council meeting, council members, including Ward 9 Councilor Robert G. Logan, Ward 8 Councilor Cathyann Harris, Councilor-at-Large Carlos A. Vidal, Ward 3 Councilor William Hanley, Ward 7 Councilor Paul S. Katz, Ward 1 Councilor Anthony LaFauci, Ward 6 Councilor Sean Durkee, Councilor-at-Large Colleen Bradley-MacArthur and Ward 2 Councilor Caren Dunn introduced a resolution urging the city of Waltham to adopt a web-based reporting system. This system, which would be accessible via a mobile app, would allow residents to report non-emergency neighborhood issues such as potholes, rat sightings and streetlight outages.
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On Monday, March 10, The Center for German and European Studies hosted Wellesley College Professor Ivan Kurilla to discuss “The Use and Misuse of History in Russia and Everywhere Else.” After departing from European University At St. Petersburg, Kurilla is serving as an International Scholar in Residence at Wellesley College for the Spring 2025 semester. While he was still in Russia, he had been outspoken against Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to Bowdoin College, where he was the Visiting Tallman Scholar in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, just before his departure, university authorities in St. Petersburg informed him that they would not approve his academic leave. Kurilla decided to leave and was fired from European University for absenteeism.
(03/11/25 10:00am)
On Tuesday, March 4, the Brandeis Journalism Department invited former New York Times Executive Editor and Pulitzer Prize recipient Dean Baquet to serve as keynote speaker for the 2025 Elaine Wong Distinguished Lecture Program. Baquet formerly served as the executive editor for the Los Angeles Times and made history as the first African American Executive Editor of the New York Times. He spoke about the interplay between the media and polarization in a discussion moderated by Associate Professor of the Practice of Journalism Ann Silvio (JOUR) and adjunct lecturer Adriana Lacy (JOUR), as well as Professor Paul Anskat (SOC).
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On March 7, faculty members held a meeting in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall to further discuss the University reorganization plan that the Senior Associate for Faculty Affairs, Prof. Joel Christensen ’01 (CLAS), introduced during the faculty’s Feb. 28 special meeting. The meeting agenda included memorial minutes for Prof. Arthur Holmberg (THA) and researcher Robert Dunigan as well as an address from Interim President Arthur Levine ’70.
(03/11/25 10:00am)
The transformative power of a Brandeis education extends into the world of enzymology, as demonstrated by Dr. Mo Seyedsayamdost ’01, whose groundbreaking research is uncovering potentially lifesaving antibiotics. Before earning his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Seyedsayamdost embarked on his journey of scientific discovery at Brandeis University, where he immersed himself in research under the mentorship of Prof. Liz Hedstrom (BIO/CHEM).
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District-wide literacy accomplishments, kindergarten registration, Dual Language School lottery and the potential relocation of the Facilities Department were among the topics discussed at the March 5 Waltham Public School Committee meeting.
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