University welcomes new Hindu Advisor
Shrestha Singh was appointed as Hindu Advisor by the Multifaith Chaplaincy early last month.
Senate convenes for the first meeting of the academic year
Student Union President Jacob Edelman ’20 announced his executive board appointees, all of whom the Senate unanimously approved. The appointees present at the meeting gave a brief description of their goals for the year.
Police Log
Medical Emergency May 22—A party in Ridgewood Quad reported a laceration on their hand. University Police transported the party to an urgent care facility for further care. May 24—A party reported a scratch on their hand.
Public Safety responds to University and Waltham bomb threats
Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan addressed improvements to be made to emergency notification following the bomb threat.
Brandeis grads raise funds to help injured friend
Friends of Eduardo Keane '14 M.S. '15 are raising money to help his family cover medical bills after a near-deadly fall in Thailand.
Grad students vote in majority for labor union
On May 2, Brandeis became the first Boston-area college to have grad student unionization.
University and part-time faculty agree to three-year contract
On May 10, part-time faculty agreed upon a contract with the University administration.
Edelman sworn in at State of the Union ceremony
The May 3 ceremony marked the end of David Herbstritt’s ’17 term and the beginning of Jacob Edelman’s ’18.
Former US Department of Labor employee will begin term as new dean of Heller on August 14
David Weil, an expert in labor market policy, will become the next dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the University announced in a Thursday press release.
Waltham City Council votes against seizing property by eminent domain for new school
The Waltham City Council voted against seizing Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers’ 46-acre property by eminent domain on May 15, according to a Waltham Patch article from the same date.
Police log
Medical Emergency April 30—BEMCo staff treated a party in Rosenthal Quad for a medical emergency.
Fighting Authoritarianism Brandeis holds May Day protest
Examining the March 24 ICE misidentification on campus
New damages found at Polaris lounge