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School committee to interview school district superintendent candidates

(10/08/19 10:00am)

The deadline to apply for the position of superintendent of the Waltham school district passed this week, on Friday, Oct. 4, according to an Oct. 4 Waltham Patch article. The school committee is set to review the applications in the upcoming week, and interviews for the position will begin four days after the review is complete.






Study finds sexual harassment to be a prominent issue in the medical field

(09/24/19 10:00am)

Sexual harassment can create an uncomfortable work environment in any profession, and the medical field is no exception. With the number of women enrolled in United States medical schools exceeding the number of men enrolled for the first time in 2017 and then again in 2018, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges, research is being conducted to learn more about how women are treated in the medical profession.


Two graduate students stabbed near campus

(09/24/19 10:00am)

Brandeis and Waltham Police officers responded to an emergency call at 1:37 a.m. Monday morning and found two Brandeis graduate students who had been stabbed repeatedly on Wheelock Road. The victims were transported to different nearby hospitals and are “expected to survive,” according to a press release put out by the Waltham Police Department. 




University signs letter opposing strict immigration policy

(09/24/19 10:00am)

University President Ron Liebowitz, along with the presidents of 42 other Massachusetts colleges and universities, signed a letter addressing the members of the state’s Congressional delegation expressing frustrations with immigration policies that have hampered international students’ ability to study and work in the United States.





New Senators sworn in, Executive Board positions confirmed at meeting

(09/17/19 10:00am)

The Senate convened on Sunday for its first meeting of the 2019-20 school year, during which they discussed Union logistics, swore in newly elected senators and confirmed Senate and Executive Board positions. Student Union Vice President Guillermo Caballero ’20 explained that after the roll call, the Senate would normally debate whether to charter new clubs or grant other club requests. However, he acknowledged that many senators were tired after going through hours of training at the Union retreat earlier that day. Caballero decided to push club-related business to next week’s meeting. He announced that next week, IfNotNow would present to the Senate for probationary status.



University professor testifies in Johnson & Johnson opioid lawsuit

(09/17/19 10:00am)

In a ruling that found Johnson & Johnson guilty of fueling the opioid crisis in the state of Oklahoma, a state judge cited University Prof. Andrew Kolodny (Heller). Kolodny's work at the University on addiction made him the prosecution’s star witness, The Courthouse News Service reports. As a result of this seven-week civil trial, Johnson & Johnson is now forced to pay the state of Oklahoma $572 million, per an Aug. 26 article in STAT News.


University announces new curriculum requirements for future students

(09/17/19 10:00am)

Students entering the University starting in Fall 2019 will be required to take courses in line with the Brandeis Core, the University’s newly designed educational curriculum.  The Brandeis Core was designed to showcase the University’s “academic rigor, robust debate, diversity and justice,” according to the Brandeis Core Website. 


Campus activists prepare for upcoming climate strike

(09/17/19 10:00am)

Brandeis students will join millions of other activists in walking out of classrooms and workplaces on Friday as part of the Global Climate Strike, an international call for climate justice. Attendees will include members of Brandeis Climate Justice, a coalition dedicated to pressuring the University administration to divest from fossil fuel stocks, as well as promoting climate education and activism, including direct action like the strike.



Massachusetts warns residents about spread of mosquito-borne illnesses

(09/17/19 10:00am)

Massachusetts residents face an increased risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis through the end of this month, the Division of Student Affairs warned in a Sept. 11 email. The University encourages people to take precautions to lessen the chance of being bitten during peak mosquito season, which occurs in August and September.