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(09/20/22 10:00am)
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Brandeis Kicks Off the Year of Climate Action
(09/20/22 10:00am)
Caterpillars, puppets, and decarbonization: Brandeis’ 2022-2023 Year of Climate Action is now in full swing, with several events that took place last week and many more events planned for the future.
Deis-secting dining, part 1: ‘The Jury is Out’
(09/20/22 10:00am)
In April 2022, the Response for Feedback Committee unanimously selected Harvest Table as the new dining vendor on campus after 10 years with Sodexo. Students were asked for feedback during this process, and many were anticipating drastic changes to dining prior to the fall 2022 semester. However, the massive undertaking of transitioning to campus, coupled with the largest first-year class in Brandeis history, has created complications for Harvest Table. The vendor, however, has been working to address these concerns, through “Napkin Talk” in the dining halls, a feedback form titled “Your Feedback Matters,” and the “Contact Us” page on the Hospitality website.
Student Union candidates form political party for the first time in over a decade
(09/13/22 10:00am)
On Sept. 8, Student Union Secretary Ashna Kelkar ’24 announced the candidates for the upcoming fall election. Students will vote on Sept. 14 for senators, associate justices, and an allocations board representative.
Justice elects new editor in chief, managing editor
(09/13/22 10:00am)
Jen Crystal ’23 and Jane Flautt ’23 will lead the Justice during the 2022-23 academic year as editor in chief and managing editor, respectively. They were unanimously elected last spring following Q&A sessions addressing their times at the Justice and goals for the year.
Three new members elected to Univ. Board of Trustees
(09/13/22 10:00am)
Brandeis University welcomed three new members to its Board of Trustees, President Ron Lebowitz announced in an email to students, faculty, and staff on Aug. 26. Dr. Marjorie H. Hass, Leonard X. Rosenberg ’89, and Jay S. Ruderman ’88 H’18 began their appointment to the Board in early August. Board members oversee all management and policies of the University.
Dept. of Public Safety releases annual security report
(09/13/22 10:00am)
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the University released its Annual Fire Safety and Security Report for 2022. A formal notice of the report’s publication was emailed to all Brandeis students by University Chief of Public Safety Matthew Rushton. This notice included a link to Brandeis’ Public Safety website, where the full report is currently available.
Crown Center hosts panel on overlooked trends in the Middle East
(09/13/22 10:00am)
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies hosted their annual kickoff event, titled “Beyond the Headlines: Overlooked Trends in the Middle East.” While mainstream media tends to focus on conflict in the region, the academic panel and Q&A session aimed at showcasing research from Middle Eastern scholars on underappreciated topics.
Univ. receives large donations from alumni
(09/13/22 10:00am)
A recent, unprecedented donation of $16.5 million has the potential to reshape the culture at Brandeis and enrich the academic pursuits of the students and faculty alike. The Brandeis Alumni and Friends Drive collected five separate gifts, four of which have been allocated for support of the African and African American Studies, Mathematics, Israeli Politics and Society, and Business faculty chairs. The fifth and final gift allows for an endowed position to lead an integrated Center for Jewish Studies. According to a Brandeis NOW article, University President Ron Liebowitz said that there is a “growing culture of philanthropy” at Brandeis that will allow the community “to contribute even more meaningfully to [academic] dialogues.”
PAD advocates for free menstrual products across campus, but not without roadblocks
(09/13/22 10:00am)
Period Activists at ’Deis is embarking on a new campaign: advocating for Brandeis to provide free menstrual products for undergraduate students. However, “bureaucratic pushback” has stalled the executive board’s latest efforts, according to Grace Lassila ’25, PAD advocacy chair, in an interview with The Justice on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Historic Waltham cinema shuts down
(09/13/22 2:34pm)
Embassy Cinema opened in 1928. On Monday, Aug. 5, the almost century-old Waltham staple, once advertised as “Waltham’s Wonder Theatre,” closed its doors for good.
Biggest class in Univ. history joins campus at Orientation
(08/30/22 10:00am)
This fall’s first-years are members of the University’s largest class to date, totaling 996 students, according to an Aug. 26 email from Univ. President Ron Liebowitz. But before the class of 2026 began the first of their four years at Brandeis, they attended New Student Orientation, which began on Aug. 21. Led entirely by students, the week was made possible by 68 student Orientation Leaders, or “OLs,” and the Orientation Core Team, three veteran OLs who serve as supervisors as well as plan and run various orientation events.
University addresses monkeypox concerns to community in email
(08/30/22 10:00am)
After the World Health Organization declared on July 23, 2022 that the global outbreak of monkeypox has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the highest warning level they can assign — and the U.S. declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Aug. 4, 2022, colleges began to develop plans to address the new outbreak.
University returns to fully in person classes
(08/30/22 10:00am)
Following two years of disruptions to in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University will be returning to a pre-pandemic class structure. Provost Carol Fierke explained in an Aug. 22 email that having a remote option for classes will no longer be required for professors.
Police log 8-30-22
(08/30/22 10:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Fall 2022 COVID-19 protocols
(08/30/22 10:00am)
As students return to campus and with the fall semester underway, the University has decided to alter its protocols concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and their policies on masking, testing, and social distancing, among other things.
Brandeis included in Mapping Project list of ‘harmful’ institutions
(08/30/22 10:00am)
Over the summer, Brandeis was one of many Boston-based institutions accused of perpetrating the colonization of Palestine. This accusation, among others, came from a new initiative titled the Mapping Project.
Facilities make progress on various projects around campus
(08/30/22 10:00am)
While campus may have been void of students this summer, facilities staff were showing up consistently to complete various projects and address different issues on campus. Following a three month break, students may notice some changes to the University underway or already completed.
New inductees to Phi Beta Kappa
(05/23/22 4:00am)
The University has elected 90 new members to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Of the honorees, 82 are part of the Class of 2022, nine of them having been inducted last year, and the remaining eight are in the Class of 2023.
2022 Honorary Degree recipients
(05/23/22 10:00am)
Christine Mann Darden