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University listed on honor roll for community service achievement and contribution

by Sara Dejene | 05/24/2011

Brandeis was listed on the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, according to a May 12 BrandeisNOW press release.The University is one of over 600 colleges and universities recognized on the honor roll list for having a "exemplary, innovative, and effective community service program," according to the website for Learn and Serve America, which encourages education through community service among U.S.

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Changes to LTS end in-room phone service, phones returned

by Sara Dejene | 05/24/2011

Correction AppendedStudents were required to return their Cisco IP phones to Library and Technology Services at the end of the semester after it discontinued its room phone services, due to a "dramatic decline" in interest and usage of the room phones, according to the LTS website and May 4 e-mails from Community Development Coordinators to the Brandeis community.

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Justice League hosts several alumni activists

by Sara Dejene | 05/03/2011

The Justice League held three events from April 28 to April 30 hosting Brandeis alumni Andrew Slack '02, Aaron Voldman '09, Sam Vaghar '08, Joshua Kahn Russell '06 and Jay Mandel '80, all of whom spoke about activism and met with and greeted current students.

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Latin honors sent to Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for review

by Sara Dejene | 05/03/2011

The faculty voted to send a proposal to raise the standards of Latin honors back to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for revision during the April 14 faculty meeting, according to Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe in an interview with the Justice.

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Participation in the senior class gift reaches 35 percent

by Sara Dejene | 05/03/2011

Thirty-five percent of the Class of 2011 has participated in the senior class gift fundraising so far, a record percentage for this time of year, according to Senior Class Gift Committee Co-chairs Aaron Louison '11 and Jennifer Shapiro '11.

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English professor awarded fellowship to study in England

by Sara Dejene | 04/12/2011

Prof. John Plotz (ENG) has been awarded a 2011-2012 academic year Guggenheim Fellowship for his current book project titled Semi-Detached: The Aesthetics of Partial Absorption, according to an April 9 BrandeisNOW article.

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Brandeis welcomes Lawrence

by Sara Dejene | 04/05/2011

Last Thursday, about 1,500 students, professors, alumni, and members of the University gathered in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center to commemorate the official inauguration of University President Frederick Lawrence.

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Jewish Voice for Peace lecture endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

by Sara Dejene | 04/05/2011

Last Thursday in Pearlman Hall, the Jewish Voice for Peace hosted Palestinian speakers Amer Shurrab and Mira Dabit as part of the We Divest!

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Graduate students explain research project presentations

by Sara Dejene | 04/05/2011

University graduate students presented their research at the fourth- annual Graduate Student Poster Research Symposium held over the course of last week leading up to the inauguration of University President Frederick Lawrence.

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Public Safety releases new GPS to track daytime Crystal Shuttle buses

by Sara Dejene | 03/29/2011

This past Sunday, the Department of Public Safety officially launched its website and texting service for its GPS tracking system.

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