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(11/02/21 10:00am)
On Oct. 28, alumna Ellen Cohen ’82 hosted a conversation with the Brandeis Women’s Network about the difficulties women may face in the workplace and other professional settings, and how to overcome these challenges. Cohen is an executive leadership and mindset coach and a former entertainment attorney. She works with corporate executive attorneys across many industries to elevate their influence and effectiveness.
(11/02/21 10:00am)
In an Oct. 29 interview with the Justice, former Student Union Secretary James Feng ’22 expressed frustrations with the way the Union handled his impeachment. He alleged that several Union members had been waiting to hold the third round of elections for the Allocations Board until after his removal as part of a "political revenge scheme" against him.
(11/09/21 1:28pm)
Brandeis hosted a melange of Hebrew-speaking professionals through the Hebrew Language and Arts Festival from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1. The Hebrew program and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies department host the annual festival, which includes events both in Hebrew and English to showcase new projects in film, music, food and writing. This year, events ranged from talks on fixed topics to interactive demonstrations.
(11/02/21 10:00am)
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.
(10/26/21 10:00am)
Critics and fans alike have much to say on Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, “The Closer.” Netflix is facing pushback, including a planned walkout organized by its own employees, one of whom Netflix suspended in the process. But Chappelle is far from the only performer in recent years to use language that is perceived as demeaning to a particular group of people in the name of comedy and to receive a platform to do so.
(10/26/21 4:15pm)
The newest addition to Brandeis’ campus is a striking and meaningful art piece by Harold Grinspoon. The sculpture is located between the Shapiro Campus Center and the Admissions building. It was installed in mid-July 2021, according to an article on the Brandeis Alumni, Friends, and Families website.
(10/26/21 10:00am)
On Oct. 6, University President Ron Liebowitz sent out an email to the Brandeis community addressing climate change and the University’s commitment to take steps to lessen its impact.
(10/26/21 4:15pm)
CASTE: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion (J-CASTE), an open-access journal developed by Laurence Simon, Professor of International Development and Director of the Center for Global Development (Heller), will join the JSTOR Archive following the publication of its upcoming fall issue.
(10/26/21 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(10/26/21 10:00am)
At the Oct. 24 meeting of the Student Union Senate, senators voted to give probationary status to the Network of Arab Students and the Fireside Theater Company and changed the constitution of the Brandeis Association of Pre-Med Students.
(10/26/21 10:00am)
The Justice Resource Institute, in partnership with the Waltham Alliance for Teaching, Community Organizing and Housing, held a mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the WATCH office on Crescent Street. WATCH CDC, Waltham’s Community Development Corporation, facilitates events surrounding affordable housing, adult education and leadership development. The vaccine clinic did not require documents or pre-registration for a vaccine, allowing it to be accessible to a large number of community members. The vaccine provided was Johnson & Johnson, and participants could enter to win an assortment of prizes.
(10/26/21 10:00am)
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.
(10/19/21 10:00am)
The Waltham Public Library will host a series of Halloween-themed events geared toward families within the community. The event organizers plan to hold a festive concert on Sunday, Oct. 24 on the front lawn of the Francis Buttrick Library located on Main Street. The concert will feature performances by the Toe Jam Puppet Band. According to the information provided on the library event calendar, the band will perform at 1:30 p.m. and at 3:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to come in costumes. The event is supported by funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council administered by the Waltham Cultural Council.
(10/19/21 10:00am)
The agenda of the Oct. 17 meeting of the Student Union Senate announced, among other business items, the impeachment trial of Secretary James Feng ’22.
(10/19/21 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(10/19/21 10:00am)
Throughout the U.S., cases of domestic violence have increased across genders and sexual orientations, and within LGBTQIA+ communities they remain a particular threat. In addition to physical and verbal abuse, LGBTQIA+ survivors of domestic violence often face threats of being ‘outed,’ having increased economic and housing risks as a result of domestic violence and other unique challenges.
(10/19/21 10:00am)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 regulations at the University, the annual Brandeis Family Weekend was cancelled during the fall 2020 semester. Fortunately, the University hosted students' parents and families for a weekend of on-campus activities this year.
(10/19/21 10:00am)
On Oct. 12, the University held the 49th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award ceremony virtually, honoring Dr. David Julius and Dr. Ardem Patapoutian “for their remarkable contributions to our understanding of the sensations of temperature, pain and touch.”
(10/19/21 10:00am)
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, Brandeis hosted public speaker and activist Chadra Pittman, who gave a talk titled ‘I, Too, Am America’: Stolen Land, Stolen People and the Forced Migrations of the Native & the African.' The talk focused on the history of the oppression, displacement and dehumanization of the Indigenous and African people in America’s past, discussing each of them on their own as well as drawing connections between the two histories.
(10/19/21 10:00am)
