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On April 11, the Brandeis Equal Justice Initiative organized a movie screening of “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes,” followed by a discussion with two panelists in Golding Judaica. The programming was facilitated by BEJI co-directors Prof. Rosalind Kabrhel (LGLS) and Prof. David Sherman (ENG).
On Tuesday, April 9, the University community received an email from Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Stewart Uretsky and Provost Carol Fierke. This email shared the completed report compiled by independent investigators from the law firm of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein that reviewed the Nov. 10 arrest of demonstrators protesting the derecognition of the Brandeis chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
On April 9, the Student Union Allocations Board shared the Annual Marathon Report with club leaders. Clubs on campus requested $3,324,464.56 of which $1,703,124.89 was allocated. On average, clubs received nearly 49 percent less funding than what they asked for.
On April 14 at approximately 4:27 p.m., multiple students were involved in a physical altercation on Chapel’s Field during Springfest, the University’s annual spring concert. Video footage shared with The Justice on April 15 shows that the students were fighting over an Israeli flag.
The fourth Dialogue and Action in the Age of Divides panel discussion was held on April 2, with the intention of discussing social media’s role in influencing modern discourse. Moderated by Deb K. Roy, the Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Director of Center for Constructive Communication at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, sets the foundation of the conversation by denoting ‘constructive dialogue.’ “Those forms of communication … foster an authentic and accurate understanding of others,” Roy said. “We can contrast that with the various forms of communication that might amplify, inaccurate and overly simplify stereotypes of others.” After listing statistics related to the political divides in the country and clarifying the value of constructive dialogue with regards to strengthening communities and institutions, the panelists began to chime in.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
In an April 11 Instagram post, Brandeis University announced their pride in being named one of two universities “nationwide to receive an A grade on the @adl_national’s Campus Antisemitism Report Card,” with Elon University being the only other school to receive an A. The Anti Defamation League’s campus antisemitism report card is meant to be used as a tool to measure the amount of antisemitism on university and college campuses, as well as how the respective schools respond to antisemitism.
In a faculty meeting that took place on April 12, President Ronald Liebowitz provided a statement following the recent Board of Trustees meeting regarding the current and future financial state of the University.
Microforests are becoming an increasingly popular method to introduce native greenery into urban spaces. Brandeis Microforest members Audrey de Garmo ’26, Arryn Clanaugh ’26, Katy Tanzer ’25, Maya Haubrich ’24 and Lily McCarthy ’25 aim to make this project a reality. In an April 11 interview with The Justice, De Garmo, Clanaugh and Tanzer discussed their microforest project on the Brandeis campus.
On Apr. 9 at approximately 12:15 p.m., a group of members from facilities, students and assorted staff entered the Wien Faculty Center through its back entrance to present a petition communicating their discontent with administration’s recent decision to The Board of Trustees.
On April 14, director Sam Ho ’20, visited the University to screen his documentary, Hero Camp!. The screening took place in Mandel G03, and was followed by a brief Q&A with a couple of the documentary’s primary subjects and part of the production team alongside Ho. The event was part of the 2024 Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts.
On April 4, the annual Joshua A. Guberman Lecture took place at the Heller School for Social Management and Policy to honor Prof. Anita Hill for her prolific social justice research and advocacy.
On April 3, Carol S. Kornworcel, the Student Union Secretary and Chief of Elections, sent out an email detailing future election information, including open seats as well as constitutional amendment updates.
On April 1, the Prevention, Advocacy, and Resource Center sent out an email with details and events concerning Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the U.S., which started on April 1. The email started by recognizing that “sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual harrassment impact all members of our community, both directly and indirectly,” and “all of us have a role to play in creating a culture of care, support, and safety.”
Over the past few years, Brandeis’ lack of housing availability has become one of the most frequently discussed topics on campus. According to Vice President of Student Affairs Andrea Dine, Brandeis administration has been making efforts to respond to these criticisms. In an April 2 interview with The Justice, Dine discussed the University’s plans to build a new residence hall, expected to open no later than fall 2027.
On April 8, the Brandeis community watched a near total eclipse elapse in the sky between 2:15 p.m. and 4:39 p.m., reaching peak coverage at 3:29 p.m. Community members mainly congregated on Fellows Garden, Chapels Field and the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center’s deck to get a glimpse of the phenomenon. Since the eclipse’s path of totality traveled over Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, Waltham and the rest of western Massachusetts saw the eclipse at 93 percent totality.
On April 3, the Samuels Center for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation hosted a discussion on book bans with author Julian Winters, student organizer Cameron Samuels and Dr. Tanishia Lavette Williams, a Brandeis Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Racial Justice, Education, and the Carceral State.
DISTURBANCE
In its April 7 meeting, the Student Union Senate began with committee reports, discussing the various accomplishments each committee has achieved over the course of the semester, along with possible next steps to take in the Fall. Yoni Kahn ’24, the co-chair of the Social Justice and Diversity Committee, had the senate take note of a Mielle product pop-up shop taking place Thursday, April 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mielle, a hair care company that promotes natural and organic hair products, will have a selection of hair products available for people with hair that is not typically carried in on-campus stores due to curly or kinky textures. This is the final event SOJO will be holding for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Although Brandeis prides itself on holding a strong commitment to inclusivity and diversity, the athletics department has faced several allegations of racism in the past six years, most recently against the head coach of the women’s basketball team, Carol Simon.