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Boston Globe Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team visits Brandeis

(11/23/21 11:00am)

On Monday, Nov. 15, the Brandeis Journalism program hosted the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe team behind the investigative piece “Blind Spot.” “Blind Spot,” a multi-part composition, employs traditional, written articles in tandem with multimedia journalism through a 15 minute documentary. It uncovers the dangers of poor licensing regulation by government agencies and major issues within the trucking industry that allow people whose licenses should be revoked to drive freely. 


Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Nov. 14

(11/23/21 11:00am)

Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.


University exhibits ‘REDress Project’

(11/16/21 11:00am)

Red dresses hang from the trees on campus. Empty, they move with the wind like flags that draw attention to the missing and murdered Indigenous women and children who have been lost to violence. The “REDress Project” is an art installation created by artist Jaime Black. Black, who is of mixed Anishinaabe and Finnish descent, creates art that is representative of Indigenous experiences. She describes her art as being “engaged with memory, identity, place and resistance, and grounded in an understanding of the body and the land as sources of cultural and spiritual knowledge,” according to her bio on the Women’s Studies Research Center webpage.


Students celebrate 12th Kindness Day

(11/16/21 11:00am)

Brandeis hosted the 12th annual Kindness Day on Thursday, Nov. 11 with events and activities on campus and online. Leading up to that Thursday, the University had a week packed with different kindness related events. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Back Together Again,” which, according to the Brandeis Kindness Day website, encapsulates the excitement for the reunification of the University community in-person after two semesters of virtual learning. 






Views on the News: The COVID-19 pandemic and the growing teacher shortage

(11/16/21 11:00am)

Throughout the past decade the growing teacher shortage has become a persistent problem across the country. Now, as we continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue has only worsened. Many educators are leaving the academic workforce in hopes of better mental and financial stability. What does this shortage say about America’s demanding work culture? Should there be institutional or governmental changes to further accommodate teachers during this time?


Hill speaks on gender violence

(11/16/21 11:00am)

Thirty years after her landmark testimony against Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas at his senate confirmation hearing, Prof. Anita Hill (Heller) released her book “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.” On Wednesday, Nov. 10, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management hosted a virtual event with Hill to discuss “Believing” and Hill’s experience grappling with the repercussions of speaking out about sexual harassment. The event was hosted by Prof. ChaeRan Freeze (NEJS). 


Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Nov. 7

(11/16/21 11:00am)

Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.


Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Oct. 31

(11/09/21 8:48pm)

Brandeis University is keeping the community informed about its COVID-19 statistics through an online dashboard. This dashboard contains information about how many tests were collected, how many individuals were tested, how many individuals tested positive, how many students are in quarantine, how many students are in isolation and the seven-day average for positive tests on campus. The dashboard also includes various statistics about areas in Massachusetts. The Justice will produce infographics each week, visually displaying the information that the University releases online.





Views on the News: State politicians ban Critical Race Theory from schools across America

(11/09/21 11:00am)

Originally coined by lawyer and professor Derrick Bell, Critical Race Theory is a legal framework that serves to analyze the relationship between race, racism and power. The five tenets of CRT highlight the ways in which racism shapes the world around us. This year, state politicians enacted wide-spread bans against teaching CRT in school districts across America. Is there a social responsibility to educate students about America’s relationship with racism? What issues arise when the topic of racism is avoided, especially in academic spaces? Is there a better alternative to teaching Critical Race Theory in schools? 


Student Union announces third round of special election results, discusses Midnight Buffet

(11/09/21 11:00am)

The Senate voted by acclamation to approve the Senate Money Resolution on Nov. 7, which Sen. Shannon Smally ’22 proposed the previous week. The $6000 SMR, slightly over budget due to an increased student population on campus, provides funding for catering, utensils, staff and decorations for this semester’s Midnight Buffet.




Former Foreign Services senior officer speaks on Israel and Palestine

(11/02/21 10:00am)

Dave Harden, a former senior officer in the Foreign Services at the U.S. Agency for International Development, spoke about his experiences serving in the Middle East and the lessons he learned through managing a coexistence between Israelis and Palestinans. The event, titled “Lessons Learned from the Frontlines of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” was hosted by the Brandeis Israel Public Affairs Committee.