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Reich leaves 'Deis for Cal

by Jacob Olidort | 08/30/2005

Robert Reich, former secretary of labor and Maurice Hexter professor of social and economic policy, announced he will leave Brandeis at the end of this semester to assume a post at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.Reich, who has taught here for eight years, says his decision to leave arose primarily because he has always wanted to teach at a great public university and to him, "Berkeley is ... the best public university in the world."Partly in jest, Reich added, "My body hates Boston winters.

Admin. has eye on club funding

by Jacob Olidort | 08/30/2005

The Department of Student Life has begun to take steps to address what it sees as deficiencies with how clubs manage their funds and the system the Student Union uses to distribute club funding.According to Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, the current system is inadequate because there is "too much money and too much need today for the system to be efficient."The department began its initiative this summer by itemizing Student Events' portion of the Student Activities Fee-one percent of tuition, or about $1 million a year-on this semester's tuition bills.

Student arrested in bomb threat

by Jacob Olidort | 05/24/2005

A student was arrested for allegedly sending a bomb threat via e-mail to several administrators that resulted in the shutdown of the Sachar Academic Complex on May 5 and the cancellation of final exams in progress there.

05-'06 Achievement Award recipients announced; selection committee discusses future expectations

by Jacob Olidort | 05/24/2005

The spring 2005 recipients of the Brandeis Achievement Award were selected last week by a committee of five administrators and three students.Proposed in the fall semester by Erica Lemansky '05, the former vice president of the Student Union, the Brandeis Achievement Award grants $5,000 of scholarship money per semester to students who, according to Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Elaine Wong, had two or more of the following qualities- "outstanding essays about their contributions to Brandeis, outstanding contributions in more than one area of campus life, outstanding academic achievement." According to Wong, who served on the review committee, strong recommendation letters from faculty or staff were also required to receive recognition.Peter Giumette of the Financial Aid Office coordinated the review committee as well as the selection process and sent all the applicants' letters sometime around May 10.According to Giumette, the money for the award comes from the University's general scholarship fund, which is a combination of income from endowed scholarships and the University's revenue."Every award from Brandeis is given from the general scholarship fund," Giumette said.

Friedman reflects on welfare of labor market

by Jacob Olidort | 05/24/2005

Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times Thomas L. Friedman '75 addressed an audience of about 300 in the Shapiro Atrium on May 2 as part of the "Meet the Author" series to promote his new book, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century.An interpretation of the new face of globalization that Friedman perceives to be a growing threat to the American workforce, his book argues that the speedy advancement of technology and worldwide communication has changed the workforce so that countries such as India and China, who once were thought to be removed from the international marketplace, have come to the forefront.

One-on-one with Marshall

by Jacob Olidort | 05/24/2005

A week prior to the graduation ceremony, justNews sat down with this year's honorary commencement speaker, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, for an exclusive interview.

Professor recognized for disease-fighting research

by Jacob Olidort | 04/12/2005

Biophysicist Prof. Dorothee Kern (BCHM) was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator last month, joining about 300 other elite scientists nationwide who receive long-term research funding from the Institute.Selected from 43 national candidates, Kern was recognized for her work in capturing the movements of enzymes during chemical reactions.

Controversial visit prompts BMSA to close suite

by Jacob Olidort | 03/29/2005

The Brandeis Muslim Student Association (BMSA) closed its prayer suite for two days last week in response to "several disturbing off-campus e-mails that raise safety issues" about last week's visit of Asra Nomani, according to BMSA adviser Qamar ul-Huda.

Provost directs diversity review

by Jacob Olidort | 03/22/2005

The Diversity Steering Committee, established by Provost Marty Krauss, is implementing several initiatives, including the appointment of new faculty, the creation of the "Diversity Texts" project and the creation of a diversity mission statement for the University.Krauss impaneled the committee last spring to focus on concrete methods to "deepen faculty awareness of the dynamics of racial, religious and social class differences among ourselves and our students." According to the minutes from the committee's March 7 meeting, the drafted diversity mission statement "has been reviewed by most senior administrators...and working groups on race and gender at the Heller School had reviewed or were reviewing it." At the meeting, it was also announced the statement would circulate among select faculty, graduate and undergraduate students for feedback.

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