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Rose lawsuit shifted to Suffolk court

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachussetts transferred a lawsuit filed by three members of the Rose Art Museum Board of Overseers asking that the University halt the closing of the Rose to the Suffolk Probate court Aug.


Financial figures in the Rose interim report are incorrect, Rush says

The interim report released by the Committee on the Future of the Rose April 30 was met with criticism by Michael Rush, the current director of the Rose Art Museum, who questioned the accuracy of the financial figures presented in the report.The interim report is a compilation of the research the committee has gathered about the Rose, particularly regarding the museum's budget as well as the legal concerns of selling art and operating as a public museum.


AMST students, faculty against CARS proposals

The reactions from students and faculty to the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring Steering committee's recommendation to convert American Studies from a department to one of three interdepartmental programs have been overwhelmingly negative.Students and faculty in the American Studies department have expressed dissatisfaction with the recommendation involving the American Studies department that was released last Monday in the CARS committee's report.


Rose Art Museum to re-open July 22

The Rose Art Museum will reopen to the public July 22 after a brief de-installation period in an effort to allow the Committee on the Future of the Rose sufficient time for its deliberations, according to an e-mail sent by Provost Marty Krauss to the Brandeis community last Friday.The University also offered four out of the six Rose staff members continued employment, according to Krauss' e-mail.


Changes to residency requirement postponed

Proposed changes to the University residency requirement of seven semesters will be postponed following the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee's withdrawal of Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe's original proposal to increase the current requirement to eight semesters, according to University Registrar Mark Hewitt.Instead, Jaffe is working with Hewitt to concentrate on clarifying the language of the requirement and adjusting it to incorporate the Justice Brandeis Semester, according to Hewitt.


Faculty sign Rose letter

Sixty-four signatures have now been collected for an open letter for the faculty to sign proposing a moratorium for all decisions on the Rose Art Museum.The letter, posted by Profs.


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