The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachussetts transferred a lawsuit filed by three members of the Rose Art Museum Board of Overseers asking that the University halt the closing of the Rose to the Suffolk Probate court Aug.
The interim report released by the Committee on the Future of the Rose April 30 was met with criticism by Michael Rush, the current director of the Rose Art Museum, who questioned the accuracy of the financial figures presented in the report.The interim report is a compilation of the research the committee has gathered about the Rose, particularly regarding the museum's budget as well as the legal concerns of selling art and operating as a public museum.
The reactions from students and faculty to the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring Steering committee's recommendation to convert American Studies from a department to one of three interdepartmental programs have been overwhelmingly negative.Students and faculty in the American Studies department have expressed dissatisfaction with the recommendation involving the American Studies department that was released last Monday in the CARS committee's report.
A portion of the will of Edward Rose, a benefactor of the Rose Art Museum, expresses his wish for the Rose to remain open as the only public art museum at Brandeis, a relative of the Rose family told the Justice.
The Rose Art Museum will reopen to the public July 22 after a brief de-installation period in an effort to allow the Committee on the Future of the Rose sufficient time for its deliberations, according to an e-mail sent by Provost Marty Krauss to the Brandeis community last Friday.The University also offered four out of the six Rose staff members continued employment, according to Krauss' e-mail.
Proposed changes to the University residency requirement of seven semesters will be postponed following the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee's withdrawal of Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe's original proposal to increase the current requirement to eight semesters, according to University Registrar Mark Hewitt.Instead, Jaffe is working with Hewitt to concentrate on clarifying the language of the requirement and adjusting it to incorporate the Justice Brandeis Semester, according to Hewitt.
Sixty-four signatures have now been collected for an open letter for the faculty to sign proposing a moratorium for all decisions on the Rose Art Museum.The letter, posted by Profs.
A panel consisting of prominent alumni in the art field took place at the Rose Art Museum yesterday in an effort to reflect on the rich heritage of the Rose and the influence the museum has had on the students who have studied there, Prof.
Twenty-two professors signed a letter written to Provost Marty Krauss and the Committee on the Future of the Rose Art Museum last Tuesday recommending that the administration impose a moratorium on closing the Rose for one year, according to Prof.
CORRECTION APPENDED SEE BOTTOMThe Committee on the Future of the Rose Art Museum that was formed by Provost Marty Krauss last week held its first meeting last Thursday to discuss the charge of the committee, according to Prof.
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