Education major proposed
A proposal for a new nine-course Education Studies major passed its first reading at last Thursday's faculty meeting.
Miranda Neubauer
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Leff speaks on media crisis coverage
Many journalists today are still unwilling to confront how the American media covered the Holocaust, said Laurel Leff, an associate professor of Journalism at Northeastern University, and author of a book on that topic, during the journalism department's fall lecture last Thursday.
Communiversity returns in the spring
Communiversity-a program established and implemented in the 1970s and '80s in which students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to teach classes on subjects not part of typical curricula-will restart with a three-week session this winter, members of the Student Union said.
McFarlane to leave in November
Keenyn McFarlane, a financial officer who worked closely with students and clubs, will leave Brandeis at the end of November for a position as budget director at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Washington D.C., he said Monday.McFarlane has been the assistant vice president and budget director for students and enrollment at Brandeis since June 2006.
Jamie Eldridge addresses campaign
Masachusetts state representative Jamie Eldridge (D) spoke about the merits of a campaign finance law in front of nearly 50 students and local activists in the Shapiro Campus Center last Wednesday.
Senate Log
Dean of Academic Services Kim Godsoe reported that the Office of Academic Services hired P.J. Dickson, grad student in American History and former Posse mentor, as a fulltime first-year adviser.
Students share experiences from South Africa
From meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu to teaching disadvantaged children studio art and photography, three alumni of the Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life Student Fellowship program recounted their experiences in South Africa to students and their parents Friday afternoon.
Chaplain visits
The Brandeis community had the chance to meet one of the five remaining candidates for the position of Jewish chaplain last Thursday.Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein, one of the three female candidates being considered for the position, was the first to visit campus.
Plans for new Shapiro Science Center's interior design unfold
Plans for the interior design of the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center are becoming more concrete as construction on the complex goes underway, including the design for an atrium serving as the Center's public space, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter French said.Planning groups consisting of faculty and administrators are focusing on specific issues such as furniture, signage and graphic displays in the atrium.
Lorna Miles addressed Senate Meeting
New plans for better advertising for the University were laid out by Senior Vice President for Communications Lorna Miles, who addressed the Senate.
‘Brandeis is at the edge of a cliff’: Interim President addresses faculty
Former student returns as President
Parents of Brandeis student file wrongful death lawsuit with claims of negligence from campus police
17th century portraiture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Study-in for Palestine hosted by Brandeis Jewish Bund reported to police