Concerned that the existing first-year writing program is inadequate, the faculty senate gave unanimous approval to long-discussed reforms at its meeting last Thursday.Beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, the University Seminar in Humanistic Inquiries+Writing option, which consists of a 3-hour-per-week USEM course and a weekly, hour-long writing session, will be eliminated.
The grassroots campaign of Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Deval Patrick made a stop in Hassenfeld Conference Center Thursday evening, where the candidate addressed nearly 150 people.Patrick discussed numerous issues, including renewable energy, affordable universal healthcare and better funding for public education.
After the College Board recently acknowledged errors in grading 4,000 SAT tests, admissions was informed that 50 of those students had applied here, said Dean of Admissions Gil Villanueva.Villanueva reviewed each of the 50 applicants and determined that none of the decisions would be reversed, despite scoring errors.SAT scores are not all that admissions evaluates applicants by, Villanueva said.
Students can now receive credit for paid internships, according to Elaine Wong, associate dean of curriculum and academic programs.
Thomas L. Friedman '75, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, will teach an economics course next semester with Prof.
Brandeis students rallied alongside Waltham residents Saturday to urge city officials to develop more affordable housing in response to rent costs, which protesters said have tripled in the last several years.
The author of Dead Man Walking concluded a day-long discussion of capital punishment and flaws in the criminal justice system with a speech to over 500 people in the Spingold Theater last Wednesday.
In the men's tennis team's 6-1 win over Wheaton College on Thursday, it was Mike Vulfovich's '07 performance with a 102-degree fever that gave the Judges their extra inspiration, according to coach Ben Lamanna.
The men's tennis team cruised to its third-consecutive win Saturday with a 6-1 drubbing of Clark University.
To celebrate the Catholic Church's 40th anniversary of opening interreligious dialogue with non-Christians, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald spoke on campus Thursday about the legacy of the Second Vatican Council.
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