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University releases fifth-year report to the NEASC

by Erica Cooperberg | 09/20/2011

This past week, Brandeis released its Fifth-Year report to the New England Association for Schools and Colleges to the Brandeis community, which "provided an excellent opportunity to take stock of Brandeis's progress toward institutional goals, to assess areas needing further attention, and to chart a set of priorities for the future," according to the official NEASC Fifth-Year report. The Fifth-Year report acts as a halfway point between each full university reaccreditation, which occurs once every 10 years. The report especially focuses on "any issues of special concern raised in the 10-year report," wrote Associate Vice President for University Affairs and University Liaison to NEASC John Hose in an email to the Justice.

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Sustainability fund proposal newly revised

by Erica Cooperberg | 09/13/2011

The Brandeis Sustainability Fund microturbine proposal, one of five projects approved and implemented this past academic year, has been altered due to financial and environmental issues, according to Brandeis Sustainability Coordinator Janna Cohen-Rosenthal '03, in an interview with the Justice. The BSF is a "grant-making fund for Brandeis sustainability project supported by a $15 a year undergraduate student fee," according to the BSF Annual Report from 2010-2011.

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Faculty members recognized for mentoring contributions

by Erica Cooperberg | 05/03/2011

Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe presented the Michael L. Walzer '56 Award for Teaching, the Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching and the Lerman-Neubauer '69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring at the April 12 faculty meeting.

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Patrick speaks on economy

by Erica Cooperberg | 04/12/2011

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick served as the government keynote speaker at the Global Trade Summit 2011, which was held last Tuesday to address how to "solidify [Massachusetts'] place as a worldwide leader" in the global marketplace.The summit, sponsored by the Perlmutter Insitute for Global Business Leadership at the International Business School, was a conference held in the Levin Ballroom that attracted over 330 leaders from Massachusetts businesses, academia and government agencies, according to BrandeisNOW.Patrick discussed the plan to rehabilitate the Commonwealth "after the worst recession in living memory" so it is able to "compete in the global economy." Patrick said that he and other government officials "have pursued a three-pronged strategy to lift up our state and compete in the global economy: It's all about education, innovation and infrastructure."He also described his recent trade mission to Israel and the United Kingdom, which focused on increasing interaction with those countries by building a strong trade relationship and an international business partnership.

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New fall class will be taught by Prof Solman

by Erica Cooperberg | 04/05/2011

Paul Solman '66, a Business and Economics correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and an Emmy-award-winning television reporter, will teach an Economics course in fall 2011 as the Richman Distinguished Visiting Professor, wrote Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe in an April 3 e-mail to to the student body.According to Jaffe's e-mail, the course is titled "Economic Grand Strategies: from chimps to champs?

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International Business School green program recognized

by Erica Cooperberg | 03/29/2011

The University's International Business School has been ranked one of the "top institutions that offer graduate programs in green or sustainable business fields," specifically highlighting their Master of Business Administration in Socially Responsible Business, by both the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, wrote Michelle Juergen, editorial assistant at Entrepreneur Magazine, in an e-mail to the Justice."The evaluation process was based on data [that was] collected from administrators during the 2009-10 academic year [and] student survey data spann[ing] the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic year[s]," wrote Director of Content Development at the Princeton Review Michael Soto in an e-mail to the Justice."The full list [of ranked schools] will be published in the April issue of Entrepreneur Magazine," according to a March 25 BrandeisNOW press release.The results of the evaluation "highlight schools that are taking strides towards building out curriculum based on sustainability in business whether under the umbrella of the environment or social responsibility," Soto wrote.Soto wrote that to evaluate the different schools, "administrators were surveyed on their school's academics, curricula, campus policies and student services related to sustainability, social responsibility and the environment.

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Daffodil Day donations increase

by Erica Cooperberg | 03/22/2011

This past February, Brandeis hosted Daffodil Days, a fundraiser to benefit The American Cancer Society, according to Michelle Stoisits '11, a coordinator for the Waltham Group Community Connections program.

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Committee forms to find new dean

by Erica Cooperberg | 03/15/2011

According to a March 8 campuswide e-mail from Provost Marty Krauss, a search committee for the next dean of Arts and Sciences has been formed and will begin the process of searching for someone to take over the position shortly.The committee will be looking for a successor for the current Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe.

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Nobel prize winner discusses global warming effects, solutions

by Erica Cooperberg | 03/08/2011

Nobel prize winner and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chapter Leader Professor William Moomaw discussed climate change, policy options and humans' effects on the atmosphere last Tuesday at the International Business School's Lemberg Academic Center, where he was featured as a guest lecturer.Moomaw, of the International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, was invited to speak by Prof.

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