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Given the financial uncertainty institutions are facing as a result of the coronavirus, the University is taking specific steps to respond to the emerging economic situation, according to a March 30 address from University President Ron Liebowitz.
DEMOCRACY IN THE US: State and local government members gathered in Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Monday, March 9, to discuss democracy and voter engagement in the American democratic process.
RAPIDLY CHANGING SITUATION: University President Ron Leibowitz, whose office is housed in Bernstein Marcus, sent updates to the Brandeis community as the COVID-19 threat expanded.
In response to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the University has moved its classes online and required that students who live on campus leave by Wednesday, instead of the previous date of March 25, University President Ron Liebowitz announced in an email on Monday.
The International Center of Ethics, Justice and Public Life hosted a panel, “Voting and Democracy in 2020 and Beyond,” on Monday, March 9 in Rapaporte Treasure Hall. The panelists were Boston city councilor Lydia Edwards, Massachusetts State Sen. Becca Rausch ’01 and Ethics Center Board chair John Shattuck. Scheduled panelist and mayor of Framingham Yvonne Spicer was unable to attend due to complications relating to COVID-19. Former Rep. Jay Kaufman ’68, MA ’73 (D-MA) moderated the event.
For the past 72 years, Time Magazine has named a “Man of the Year.” Beginning in 1999, women were allowed to hold this title when Time broadened its parameters to “Person of the Year.” However, women were still largely unrepresented in these issues — only 11 women were featured, and three women were named Woman of the Year prior to the 1999 change.
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In the Senate’s first meeting since the University’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, senators discussed the Union’s response to “uncertainty” surrounding communications from the administration and how they could help students who will remain on campus.
Several local St. Patrick’s Day parades have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, including parades in South Boston, Worcester, Holyoke and on Scituate St. and Newport St., according to a March 12 Wicked Local Waltham article.
North Quad Area Coordinator Josh Adlerman left his position on Friday “to pursue another opportunity in [his] home state of New Jersey,” according to a Feb. 28 email to North Quad residents.
Prof. Bernadette Brooten (NEJS) joined more than 150 other academics in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to sign a letter opposing the use of facial recognition on college campuses. The letter, published on Feb. 28, was written in conjunction with Fight for the Future. The letter states that “the constant surveillance of facial recognition threatens our human rights and privacy” and that “facial recognition is invasive, enabling anyone with access to the system to watch students’ movements, try to analyze facial expressions, monitor who they talk to, what they do outside of class and every move they make.” Fight for the Future is a group that aims to “harness the power of the Internet to channel outrage into action, defending our most basic rights in the digital age,” according to their website.
March 2 — A party in the Stoneman Infirmary and Public Safety lobby reported a twisted ankle and requested assistance transport. University police transported the party to the Urgent Care facility for further care.
The Senate discussed a popular petition concerning the continuation of in-person classes if the coronavirus were to come to campus, passing several amendments and Senate Money Resolutions during its weekly meeting on Sunday.
As part of its annual lecture series, the African Diaspora Cluster organized the Inaugural M. Jacqui Alexander Lecture in African Diaspora Studies on Thursday. Prof. Faith Smith (AAAS, ENG) held a talk titled, “After the Dance: Performing Sovereignty in the Caribbean,” which is drawn from her upcoming book, “Strolling in the Ruins: The Caribbean’s Non-Sovereign Modern in the Early 20th Century.”
Boston’s first recreational marijuana store is set to open Monday, March 9, according to a March 6 Boston.com article.
Chartwells, a New England-based independent subsidiary of Compass Group, presented its plan for the University’s Request for Proposals for the new dining contract during an open forum on Thursday in Sherman Function Hall, which emphasized the integration of technology into dining services.
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Dorothy Hodgson presented the University 2019 Creative Arts Award to visual artist Fred Wilson on behalf of University President Ron Liebowitz for Wilson’s critical work regarding institutional racism, in the Wasserman Cinematheque on Tuesday.
Harvest Table Culinary Group, a subsidiary of Aramark Corporation, presented as the third Request For Proposals presentation on Thursday in Sherman Function Hall. After the members of the Harvest Table team introduced themselves, they began to present their vision for Brandeis Dining Services.
Based in Palo Alto, California, Bon Appetit Management Company visited Brandeis for the second of four Request For Proposals presentations on Wednesday in Sherman Function Hall. Throughout the event, Bon Appetit leadership staff presented what they would do if they were the next Brandeis dining vendor.
Artist Shterna Goldbloom presented her photography, which was inspired by her experiences reconciling with her queer identity and Hasidic upbringing, as part of an exhibit of her work at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute on Wednesday. Goldbloom was selected from among 70 applicants, and her exhibit, entitled “Ich Bin Di Sitra Achra” — Yiddish for “I Am The Other” — is part of an HBI sponsored series of exhibits by Jewish artists.