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Prof. Anita Hill recognized for her ‘courage to speak’

(03/17/20 10:00am)

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. 



Senate discusses ‘uncertainty’ surrounding issues impacted by COVID-19: extended housing, communication, supplies

(03/17/20 10:00am)

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.




University professor signs letter opposing facial recognition technology on college campuses, joining Brandeis and other institutions in this effort

(03/10/20 10:00am)

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.




Prof. Faith Smith speaks at Inaugural M. Jaqui Alexander Lecture

(03/10/20 10:00am)

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.” 







Artist’s work explores relationship between queer and Jewish identities

(03/10/20 10:00am)

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. 


Studying abroad in the wake of coronavirus

(03/10/20 10:00am)

Provost Lisa M. Lynch announced in a March 9 email to students and families that international trips planned between now and May 3 would be canceled. It is unclear whether this will affect fall semester study abroad programming. As the March 20 deadline for summer study abroad programs quickly approaches, students must decide what the prospect of studying abroad will look like for them in wake of the coronavirus.