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(02/15/22 11:00am)
President Joe Biden’s promise to appoint a Black woman as a Supreme Court Justice during his presidency has been met with criticism despite the Supreme Court historically being devoid of racial and gender balance. As Ketanji Brown Jackson stands as the front runner for the SCOTUS post, how does that impact the future of the Supreme Court? Will her decision making in the future empower those who are marginalized? What is gained when there is diversity amongst our politicians and judges?
(02/08/22 11:00am)
Architecture and the materials we build with are changing with global warming. At a lecture sponsored by the Fine Arts department, Architect Galen Pardee ’11 discussed his theory of “post-concreteness,” an idea that raises questions of the future use of limited resources and materials, like concrete, in architecture, as well as the role architects play today. Pardee presented his research to the Brandeis community on Feb. 7 as part of the Richard Saivetz ’69 Annual Memorial Architectural Lecture Series. He is currently a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, as well as the director of Drawing Agency, a design and research studio.
(02/08/22 11:00am)
The Crown Center for Middle Eastern Studies hosted ‘Making the Gulf: Regulating Movements and Politics’ over Zoom last Wednesday. New York University professors Natasha Iskander and Arang Keshavarzian discussed the politics behind the treatment of foreign workers in the Gulf.
(02/08/22 11:00am)
On Feb. 7, the University sent an email to the Brandeis community outlining changes made to on-campus COVID-19 restrictions. These changes were prompted by the “significant drop in positive cases on campus,” according to the email. The first difference is in mask policy: individuals on campus may now be allowed to take their masks off in a limited number of private spaces, such as private offices and enclosed lounges with up to four people, private labs, private rooms, and more, according to the COVID-19 response website. The email emphasized that even with this small change, the mask policies on campus are quite similar to those of the fall semester.
(02/08/22 11:00am)
On Monday, Jan. 3, University President Ron Liebowitz announced in an email to the University that LeManuel Lee Bitsóí had been selected and accepted the position as the new vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In October 2021, Liebowitz announced that a search committee had been established for this position, led by Carol Fierke, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, and Harleen Singh, associate professor of literature and women's, gender and sexuality studies. Liebowitz also acknowledged that, in the meantime, David M. Fryson would serve as the interim chief diversity officer and vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
(02/08/22 11:00am)
BaselineMed, an organization founded and run by Brandeis students, recently achieved non-profit status in the state of New York.
(02/08/22 11:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(02/08/22 11:00am)
Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
Brandeis alumnus Drew Weissman M.A. ’81, P’15 was named one of Time Magazine’s 2021 “Heroes of the Year” for his work that led to the development of vaccines for COVID-19. The list of honorees, which was published on Dec. 13, were all vaccine scientists, including Weissman and his research partner, Katalin Karikó. The other honorees were scientists Barney Graham and Kizzmekia Corbett.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
Waltham Group hosted its recruitment night on Thursday, Jan. 27. The event was held both in-person in the Sherman Function Hall and virtually on Zoom, where coordinators from each of the Waltham Group programs explained their volunteer opportunities.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
In a Jan. 14 article by CBSnews, the University was ranked number 25 out of the 50 most expensive universities in the country. CBS used data from the National Center for Education Statistics, which collects and reports universities’ undergraduate out-of-state tuition including fees and residential costs.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
At its Dec. 5 meeting, the last of the fall semester, the Union Senate discussed the student leader payment program, which the previous year’s Senate approved, and chartered five new clubs.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
The University was excited to welcome students back to in-person learning at the start of the fall 2021 semester. In addition to its students and returning faculty, Brandeis also opened its doors to 25 new faculty members, full time and visiting, according to a BrandeisNOW article. This addition of new members to the University’s community spans all of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Brandeis International Business School.
(02/01/22 11:00am)
In the mid-morning of Jan. 15, it was confirmed that four people had been taken hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, during their Shabbat morning services. The captor sought the release of his “sister,” Aafia Siddiqui from a federal prison in Fort Worth, near the synagogue. It was quickly revealed that the captor was not related to Siddiqui, according to a CNN article.
(02/15/22 2:27am)
Jan. 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day that the United Nations designated for remembrance of the genocide of six million Jewish people and millions of other victims. This day was picked because it marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, “one of the most infamous camps of the Holocaust,” states the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s website. The museum's website writes that over 1.1 million people were killed at Auschwitz, one million of which were Jews.
(02/01/22 5:00am)
Seven school districts in Virginia have sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin following his executive order banning mask mandates in the state. The school districts argue that this act endangers the lives of students and teachers alike. Over the past two years there has been strife amongst our education and governmental systems as both parties attempt to find a balance between high quality education and safety. How is the recent surge in COVID-19 cases impacting educators and students? What is at stake when teachers don’t feel safe in the workplace? What actions does our own University administration need to take in order to make sure that faculty feel heard and seen?
(02/01/22 11:00am)
Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.
(01/25/22 11:00am)
On Jan. 13, around 100 midyear students trickled into a frigid Waltham to begin their college careers at Brandeis. Although the surge of Omicron cases significantly altered orientation plans by forcing programming to take place virtually, students were able to move into their dorms at the originally scheduled time.
(01/25/22 11:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(01/25/22 11:00am)
Brandeis alumna and Fellow Bobbi Samuels recently donated a $10 million gift to Brandeis, which will be used to establish a new center at the University that focuses on civic and community engagement.
