Historic Waltham cinema shuts down
(09/13/22 2:34pm)
Embassy Cinema opened in 1928. On Monday, Aug. 5, the almost century-old Waltham staple, once advertised as “Waltham’s Wonder Theatre,” closed its doors for good.
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Biggest class in Univ. history joins campus at Orientation
(08/30/22 10:00am)
This fall’s first-years are members of the University’s largest class to date, totaling 996 students, according to an Aug. 26 email from Univ. President Ron Liebowitz. But before the class of 2026 began the first of their four years at Brandeis, they attended New Student Orientation, which began on Aug. 21. Led entirely by students, the week was made possible by 68 student Orientation Leaders, or “OLs,” and the Orientation Core Team, three veteran OLs who serve as supervisors as well as plan and run various orientation events.
University addresses monkeypox concerns to community in email
(08/30/22 10:00am)
After the World Health Organization declared on July 23, 2022 that the global outbreak of monkeypox has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the highest warning level they can assign — and the U.S. declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Aug. 4, 2022, colleges began to develop plans to address the new outbreak.
University returns to fully in person classes
(08/30/22 10:00am)
Following two years of disruptions to in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University will be returning to a pre-pandemic class structure. Provost Carol Fierke explained in an Aug. 22 email that having a remote option for classes will no longer be required for professors.
Police log 8-30-22
(08/30/22 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Fall 2022 COVID-19 protocols
(08/30/22 10:00am)
As students return to campus and with the fall semester underway, the University has decided to alter its protocols concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and their policies on masking, testing, and social distancing, among other things.
Brandeis included in Mapping Project list of ‘harmful’ institutions
(08/30/22 10:00am)
Over the summer, Brandeis was one of many Boston-based institutions accused of perpetrating the colonization of Palestine. This accusation, among others, came from a new initiative titled the Mapping Project.
Facilities make progress on various projects around campus
(08/30/22 10:00am)
While campus may have been void of students this summer, facilities staff were showing up consistently to complete various projects and address different issues on campus. Following a three month break, students may notice some changes to the University underway or already completed.
New inductees to Phi Beta Kappa
(05/23/22 4:00am)
The University has elected 90 new members to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Of the honorees, 82 are part of the Class of 2022, nine of them having been inducted last year, and the remaining eight are in the Class of 2023.
2022 Honorary Degree recipients
(05/23/22 10:00am)
Christine Mann Darden
Marta Kauffman ’78 H’20 reminisces on her time at Brandeis during [Re]Commencement
(05/23/22 10:00am)
The University hosted its first-ever “[Re]Commencement,” giving graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021 to celebrate their graduation. Alumni were invited back to campus on Sunday, May 22 to convene in Gosman Sports and Convention Center, granting them an almost-normal commencement ceremony. Brandeis alum Marta Kauffman ’78 H’20, who co-wrote the famous television series “Friends” and received an honorary degree in 2020, gave the [Re]Commencement address.
Deval Patrick H’17 stresses to Class of 2022: ‘You are enough’
(05/23/22 10:00am)
The sweltering May heat of the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center did not deter the Class of 2022’s enthusiasm for being the first in-person Commencement ceremony since 2019.
Founding Brandeis family refreshes student lounge
(05/23/22 10:00am)
The Feldbergs, founding donors of the University whose gifts helped Brandeis emerge as a university in 1948, made a donation towards renovating the Feldberg Lounge in the Hassenfeld Conference Center. The Feldberg Lounge, built in 1955, was the first space on campus the Feldbergs funded. The lounge, adjacent to the Stein, underwent renovations beginning this past October and was opened to students in April.
Student Union gives State of the Union address
(05/23/22 10:00am)
On May 3, her last day in office, Student Union President Krupa Sourirajan ’23 gave the opening remarks for the end of the spring 2022 semester’s State of the Union address. Following Sourirajan, members of the outgoing executive board made brief comments on their work over the past semester.
Police log 5-22-22
(05/23/22 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Brandeis students and faculty engage in Roe v. Wade activism
(05/23/22 10:00am)
Even amidst the bustle of the end of the semester, Brandeis students and faculty found time to get involved in the pro-choice movement after the leaked draft from the Supreme Court revealed a potential overturn of the landmark case Roe v. Wade.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meets with Association of American Universities
(05/23/22 10:00am)
Amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took time to speak with members of the Association of American Universities about the future of the Ukrainian education system. More specifically, he discussed how Ukrainians and members of higher education institutions in America can help rebuild and support higher education in Ukraine.
Major administrators, dept. heads leave Univ
(05/04/22 5:13pm)
Over the past academic year, at least 15 administrators and department heads have left their positions or have announced that they will be leaving soon to pursue work elsewhere.
Student Union Senate meets for the last time this year, votes on chartering new clubs, financing the Midday buffet
(05/03/22 10:00am)
The Student Union Senate discussed three clubs and passed a Senate Money Resolution for items related to the Midday Buffet event at its April 24 meeting, the last of the year.
Harvest Table chosen as new dining vendor
(05/03/22 10:00am)
Harvest Table Culinary Group was unanimously voted in by the Dining Services Request for Proposals Committee to become Brandeis’ new food vendor, according to an April 14 email from Vice President of Campus Planning and Operations Lois Stanley. The new contract will begin in July 2022, and Harvest Table’s arrival on campus is eagerly anticipated by students, who have become disenchanted with the current vendor and catering giant, Sodexo.