Violence Against Women
With the welcoming of Prof. Jutta Lindert to the Women’s Studies Research Center on Tuesday Sept.
Shaping the Newsroom
A newsroom, an office with a group of reporters, is a spot that records the shifts of a society. One of the most recent shifts society has seen came with the rise of digital technology, which has come to permeate the daily lives of most people.
The chemical makeup of art
Tucked inside the University of Massachusetts Boston’s newly constructed University Hall, Brandeis Prof.
Bringing history to life for decades
“American Jewish history for me was not a job, it was a career. It defined me,” said Professor Jonathan Sarna (NEJS) who, after decades of writing, publishing and teaching, has been named a University Professor. Joining a “very select group” of faculty, including Prof.
Creative Minds
Like so many others, Prof. Teresa M. Amabile, a Baker Foundation Professor and Director of Research at Harvard Business School, once had the dream of being an artist and innovator. Last Thursday, members of the Brandeis community gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center to hear the “Psychology Department Colloquium: Labor of Love: A Brief History of a Creativity Research Program,” hosted by Prof.
Working toward peace
Remy Pontes ’17 spent his summer working toward one goal: peace. Starting at the end of the spring, Pontes worked as a legislative intern for Massachusetts Peace Action (MPA). MPA is an affiliate of Peace Action, the nation’s largest grassroots funding campaign.
Cultural Connections
Many associate Cuba with communism, the Castro family and the Cold War. These Cuban stereotypes remind many Americans of another political system and cultural circumstances.
Rethinking History
“What I hope is that wherever I have been at Brandeis ... that I have made something better.
Building Peace
On Sunday afternoon, Dan Rugomba ’16 — brimming with confidence and a touch of nerves — walked across the stage of the International and Global Studies commencement ceremony to receive his college diploma.
Looking at Lisa
Following Former University President Frederick Lawrence’s departure, Interim President Lisa Lynch did a great deal more than keep a seat warm for President-elect Ronald Liebowitz.
Theses for Thought
As the semester draws to a close, six seniors have been hard at work perfecting their English honors theses.
Growing Community
Despite the dark clouds and steady drizzle of rain, the children of the Lemberg Children’s Center played outside happily. Meanwhile, working in the garden on the other side of the fence, Judy Fallows, the coordinator of environmental education for Lemberg, Elizabeth Milano ’16, one of the co-leaders of Symbiosis, and a group of volunteers didn’t allow the rain to deter them either. On Tuesday, starting at 3 p.m., Symbiosis and the Waltham Group Habitat for Humanity paired up to work on the Lemberg Community Gardens.
Growing Narrative
Each student in her class was asked to produce a sculpture made from a book. In a spurt of inspiration, Brontë Velez ’16 decided to cut a hole through her book’s pages and fill it with soil and a dead bouquet of flowers. She reached out to Harry Pickering, an artist-friend from Vassar College whom she met while studying in Prague that day.
The art from war
Last Wednesday, many gathered in the Wasserman Cinematheque, where the History department and the Film, Television and Interactive Media program co-hosted the North-American film premiere of “Verdun, They Won’t Pass.” The film is a historical documentary created by Serge de Sampigny, a French filmmaker who has written and produced three historical documentaries previously.
You can have your cake and read it, too
Last Friday, Goldfarb Library hosted its third annual Edible Book Festival, in which students and faculty from the Brandeis community were invited to combine cooking ingredients with words in order to create their own edible bestsellers. The International Edible Book Festival, the inspiration for the Brandeis festival, started in 2000.
Please Stand Up
Josh Gondelman ’07 is many things: a stand-up comic, a writer for “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver, the co-author of the widely popular @SeinfeldToday Twitter account, a former preschool teacher and a Brandeis alumnus. His newest comedy album, “Physical Whisper,” debuted at number 4 on the comedy Billboard charts and, on Mar.
Awareness through art
A voice from the back of the theater emerged and Nyah Macklin ’16 walked down an aisle singing “Take Me to the Water,” by Nina Simone.
Illustrating Activism
Janet Mock, a contributing editor for Marie Claire, a transgender rights activist and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, & So Much More,” came to campus last Tuesday for a conversation with Professor Jasmine Johnson (AAAS) about her memoir.
Bridging the Gap
“Brandeis Bridges is an on-campus organization that was founded a few years ago that seeks to create dialogue between the Black and Jewish students on campus.
Evolving Families
In 1998, the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute created its 26 word mission statement: “The mission of the HBI is to develop fresh ideas about Jews and gender worldwide by producing and promoting scholarly research, artistic projects, and public engagement.” They’ve yet to make any changes, “which means we’re either stuck in the mud, or we came up with a good one,” said Prof.
Sodexo will continue its contract with the University until June 2022
Let’s consciously uncouple the United States
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg H’96
COVID-19 brings forth sustainability challenges for the University
The Waltham Public Library begins a project to collect residents’ experiences with COVID-19