A Faculty Senate task force conducted a faculty-wide survey regarding the possibility of making the Wednesday before Thanksgiving a holiday in future years and instead holding an additional day of classes, most likely on Labor Day.In order to hear the opinions of other faculty members, the survey conducted in the last week of October asked how the faculty would feel about holding class on Labor Day.
Student Union President Jason Gray '10 sent an application by e-mail last Friday to all undergraduate and graduate students, inviting them to apply to be a part of the Committee on Endowment Ethics and Responsibility.
University construction is still underway on four major campus projects, which University administrators say have not been affected by the economic crisis.
The voices of hundreds of people in Harvard's packed Paine Hall echoed loudly and clearly the pledge to take action against global poverty:"Campaigners world-wide will stand up and take action to push their governments for more and better aid, debt cancellation, education for all boys and girls, health care, trade justice, gender equality and public accountability!"With these words, a group of enthused college students and recent college graduates initiated the Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty Rally, held Oct.
Within the next few weeks, the Student Union hopes to create a formalized body through which students can voice their opinions about the companies in which the University invests its endowment, which could alter Brandeis' financial review process, said Student Union President Jason Gray '10.
The Writing Center, a one-on-one tutorial service designed to help students improve their writing skills, moved this year to an office suite in the new Library Technical Services Information Commons and expanded its services to offer more help in areas such as grammar and English as a Second Language tutoring.
Club leaders encouraged students to vote by providing information about where the presidential candidates stand on issues pertaining to their club's mission during Rock the Vote, an event held on the Great Lawn last Wednesday, Sept.
Prof. Oleg Ozerov (CHEM) has been working on a study that aims to help decrease the impact of greenhouse gases on the environment by lessening the harmful effects of carbon-fluorine bonds found in many commercially used products.
Van Gogh, Van Goghing, Van Gone
Administration discuss new office, building projects and Trump's campus impact
Brandeis' Parking Problem
Exclusion at the Involvement Fair
A new department titled the Office of Access and Excellence has taken effect