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There has been a lot of discussion regarding the challenges Brandeis community members with disabilities face. Formally beginning in the fall of 2018 with the letter to President Ron Liebowitz, followed by forums and working groups in 2019, members of the community have gathered together and petitioned for more attention to be given to this important issue.
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, economists have been tracking the state of the global economy and predicting what the world will look like after the pandemic. Economist John Lipsky spoke to the Brandeis community about his research at a virtual event on Wednesday, Oct. 21. His talk was sponsored by the Brandeis International Business School and hosted by Provost Lisa Lynch and Prof. Steve Cecchetti (IBS). The event, titled “Policy Changes for the Post-pandemic Global Economy,” was a discussion of several key issues through an economic lens, from policy and management of the pandemic to the different progressions of the pandemic in developing versus developed countries.
The Senate voted to charter the new Students Demand Action Club and amended Article VIII of club bylaws on Sunday.
In the midst of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation process, Prof. Anita Hill (Heller) participated in a discussion called "The Supreme Court and the Future of Equality.” The conversation was moderated by Prof. Jill Greenlee (POL) who asked questions that students had submitted prior to the event. During the webinar, Hill shared her thoughts about a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
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Following the June 2 event hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion — “Coming Together to Face Systemic Racism” — that had a whopping 714 participants, students requested smaller, identity-focused spaces where they could share their pain and grievances, call for action and support, find community and create plans to address systemic racism, both interpersonally and at the institutional level.
The Senate voted to approve the creation of a new club and discussed funding for this year’s Midnight Buffet at their Oct. 18 Zoom meeting.
The University sent brief emails to the student body regarding flu shots, the Farber Library and spring 2021 class registration.
Director of Programs in International Justice and Society at the Ethics Center Leigh Swigart and Assistant Director of ENACT and Communications for the Ethics Center David Weinstein spoke with the Justice on Oct. 16 about their role in the formation of the VoteDeis coalition, a nonpartisan campus initiative dedicated to ensuring all eligible students are registered and have a plan to vote.
On Monday, Oct.12, the Senate Judiciary Committee began Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Judge Barrett, a textualist and originalist, prefers to interpret the exact words of a legal statute over the intent of the legislature. Throughout the hearing, Judge Barrett evaded answering questions on many topics, including how she would rule in cases involving the Affordable Care Act, Roe v. Wade and President Trump’s use of power. What do you think the purpose of Judge Barrett’s evasions are, especially on topics she has previously commented on elsewhere? Additionally, what do you think about Barrett’s use of originalism and textualism as legal ideologies?
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a grant to Brandeis’ TRIO Student Support Services Program. The grant, worth $1.7 million, will go a long way in supporting this program, according to a Sept. 9 BrandeisNOW article.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies held a seminar with Dr. Yair Wallach on Thursday Oct. 15, called “Text and Violence in Jerusalem: Hebrew Graffiti on the Western Wall.” Wallach, a senior lecturer in Israel Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London, spoke about a chapter of his recent book, “A City in Fragments: Urban Text in Modern Jerusalem.” He discussed a new perspective on how graffiti has been used as a religious ritual on Jerusalem's Western Wall.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
At the second Student Union meeting of the year, Union members confirmed the appointment of Jeremiah Lemelson ’23 as Director of Academic Affairs over Zoom.
Over the past week, the University has made several announcements regarding campus changes for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.
Prof. Yuri Doolan (HIST) moderated a discussion on the role of personal identity in poetry and academia with Prof. Elizabeth Bradfield (ENG) and Chen Chen, the University’s Jacob Ziskind Poet in Residence. The discussion, which was conducted through a Zoom webinar Oct. 7, was part of the Critical Conversations series, a segment of the First-Year Experience which introduces students to the interdisciplinary conversations and intellectual pursuits of the University’s academic community.