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(03/23/21 10:00am)
Resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center and retired electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Susan Eisenberg held a collaborative lecture with filmmaker Mallory Newman on March 18 called “Solidarity: How Do Construction Unions Move from Exclusion to Inclusion?” Prof. Harleen Singh (WGS), the new director of the WSRC, introduced Eisenberg.
(03/23/21 10:00am)
(03/16/21 10:00am)
America’s obsession with the affairs of the British Royal Family spiked following Meghan Markle’s March 7 bombshell interview with Oprah, but it could be said that this country’s fascination was already steadily rising with the 2016 debut of the award-winning Netflix series “The Crown.” The stars of this popular Netflix series have attracted award wins each year. This year the series took home three Golden Globes — its biggest win to date. Gillian Anderson, who played British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on season 4, won Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role on Feb. 28, just days before the actress spoke to Brandeis students via a Facebook Webinar on March 5.
(03/16/21 10:00am)
The Senate updated plans regarding this year’s Midnight Buffet, which will be altered to conform to COVID-19 regulations. The Union Senate did not charter, recognize or de-charter any clubs at its March 7 or 14 meetings.
(03/17/21 1:46am)
At 108 years old, Carl Shapiro H’03 passed away on March 7. Serving various roles at Brandeis, including benefactor, member of the Board of Trustees and recipient of an honorary degree, Shapiro contributed to the University for over 70 years. “We are grateful for and inspired by the legacy Mr. Shapiro and his family have built here at Brandeis,” President Ron Liebowitz wrote in a March 9 email to the Brandeis community.
(03/16/21 10:00am)
I am generally not interested in the goings-on of the royal family. Sure, I’ve watched decades of weddings and divorces and visits, so it’s not like I don’t know what’s going on. But recent events led me to free up my schedule and I found myself transfixed on Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey on Mar. 7.
(03/16/21 10:00am)
(03/02/21 11:00am)
Simon Maxwell, a renowned international development economist, spoke to the Brandeis community about climate change and development on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at a virtual event titled “Next Steps in Climate Compatible Development.” This discussion was hosted by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
(03/02/21 11:00am)
Flashback: It’s 7:50 in the morning. You just arrived in your classroom, still groggy and trying to remember if you finished your math homework from yesterday. Yet, before you can check your backpack or even take another moment to think, you are called to stand up and recite the daily vow.
(02/23/21 11:00am)
The Baker-Polito administration announced changes to Massachusetts’ COVID-19 guidelines on Feb. 8. The changes were made following an overall decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state. In November, when the state implemented stricter guidelines to slow the spread of the virus, Massachusetts had a positive test average of approximately 5.94% for a data collection period of seven days. As of Feb. 18, the rate of weekly positive cases was 2.13% in Massachusetts and 1.18% in Waltham. The number of active cases, hospitalizations and deaths has also declined over the past weeks.
(02/16/21 11:00am)
I want to start by saying congratulations to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on winning the Super Bowl, and I hope everyone enjoyed The Weeknd's performance. The game was great, but I want to talk about something other than Tom Brady winning his seventh ring. Even though the stands were not something that most people look at while watching the game, I couldn't help but notice the amount of people that were inside the stadium in the height of a pandemic. Why were people allowed to be there? And were there regulations in place to ensure their safety?
(02/16/21 11:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(02/09/21 9:47pm)
Recently an article was published by your team reflecting on the services provided by Escort Safety Service, specifically that of the Accessibility Transport van service that is offered. We, the current management team and the appropriate campus partners, came together to review the concerns raised in the article and the policies currently in place. We would like to use this platform to address some of the concerns raised in the article, as well as how we are looking forward to the future.
(02/09/21 11:00am)
Every year the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member panel, votes to award an individual or organization the Nobel Peace Prize. Part of Alfred Nobel’s legacy, the award aims to recognize the “person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses,” per the Nobel Peace Prize website. The nomination process is moderately accessible. Professors, politicians and previous Nobel Peace Prize winners can submit the name of an individual or organization that they deem worthy of the award. While hundreds of submissions are received each year, only between 20 and 30 are chosen and announced by the NNC in early February. The committee meets again multiple times between the months of April and September to review and eventually choose a winner. The award ceremony takes place in October and the winner receives a medal, 10 million Swedish crowns, the title of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and a diploma. The shortlist for 2021 was released earlier this month, and included teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter Movement. In celebration of the BLM nomination for its work to address and combat systemic racism in the United States and abroad, the Justice compiled some of the historic anti-racism protests held on the Brandeis campus, along with the University’s latest plan to address systemic racism.
(02/09/21 11:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(11/17/20 11:00am)
On Saturday Nov. 7, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States. After a tumultuous election season, Biden beat lame-duck President Donald J. Trump with 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232 electoral votes. Biden’s win is largely attributed to support in swing states such as Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Biden’s win also marks a historical moment for California Sen. Kamala Harris, who is the first Black and South Asian woman to be elected vice president of the United States. What was your reaction to the Biden-Harris win? What do you think should be the top priorities for the new administration? Also, what do you anticipate as the biggest resistance to the new administration?
(11/17/20 11:00am)
At 11:24 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, approximately 87 hours after polls closed in Massachusetts, CNN declared former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to be the winner of the presidential election, thus making Biden the president-elect and California Senator Kamala Harris the vice president-elect. During that time, the Democratic ticket had 273 electoral votes, and soon after the state of Nevada was called, bringing their total to 279. Now that all the states have been called by numerous prominent media outlets, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris have a total of 306 electoral votes, the same number President Trump had when he won in 2016.
(11/10/20 11:00am)
Last week, citizens of “the free world” cast their ballots for the 46th President of the United States. The world watched, not only because the United States has an important role in global politics, but also due to widespread recognition of the United States as one of the world’s most well-known democracies. This observation came with the realization that the world’s first draft of democracy needs major revision. In some regard, U.S. elections are conducted differently than in other democracies. These differences reveal weaknesses in American democracy.
(11/10/20 12:37pm)
After four days of waiting on votes, particularly mail-in ballots, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the presidential election. He will serve as the 46th President of the United States.
(11/04/20 11:28am)
Election statistics in this article were taken from the New York Times Presidential Election Results.
