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Jewish Voice for Peace circulates petition after Hillel makes decision to exclude group

by Sara Dejene | 03/22/2011

The Jewish Voice for Peace opened a petition to the Brandeis community Sunday night requesting that Hillel at Brandeis accept JVP as a member group after Hillel's recent decision not to include it.According to co-founder of JVP Liza Behrendt '11, the petition was created after various discussions with members of the Brandeis community following the decision."[JVP realized] that there is a lot of outrage about Hillel's decision and a lot of support for a change," said Behrendt.

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee approves new Latin honors system

by Sara Dejene | 03/22/2011

The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee voted during its March 3 meeting to approve a proposal that would raise the standards for students graduating with Latin honors beginning with the Class of 2016, Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe said in an interview with the Justice.The proposal would not affect any students currently enrolled at the University, Dean of Academic Services Kim Godsoe said in an interview with the Justice.According to Jaffe, the proposal states that the top 30 percent of the graduating senior class would receive Latin honors as opposed to the current system, which is based on gradepoint average.

Hillel votes against Jewish Voice for Peace inclusion

by Sara Dejene | 03/15/2011

The Brandeis Hillel has decided not to include the Brandeis chapter of the Jewish Voice for Peace as a member group under its umbrella, according to a March 9 JVP press release.According to the Executive Director of Hillel Brandeis Larry Sternberg in an interview with the Justice, the Hillel Brandeis 11- member student board found that JVP's overall views on Israel conflicted with their own.In an interview with the Justice, Brandeis Hillel President Andrea Wexler '11 said that Hillel supports Israel being a "Jewish, democratic state with definable borders." When asked how JVP's views on Israel differed from those of Hillel's, Sternberg said that JVP members expressed that they believe that Israel should be a democratic state with Jewish values.In an e-mail to the Justice, Behrendt wrote "JVP supports Israel's right to security, sovereignty, and self-determination, and to remain a democratic state based on Jewish values." According to its website, the JVP is a national Jewish activist organization that supports peace between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East.Wexler said that before making the decision, the student board reviewed the JVP's constitution and past activities and consulted guidelines set forth by the international Hillel organization, which can be found on its website.According to the JVP press release, the group was denied Hillel membership as a group because of its support of boycotts of Israeli goods produced in settlements in the West Bank.

Magid joins trade mission

by Sara Dejene | 03/08/2011

Dean of the International Business School Bruce Magid is part of a delegation accompanying Governor Deval Patrick on the Massachusetts Innovation Economy Partnership Mission 2011 to Israel and the United Kingdom, according to a Feb.

Heller School appoints affiliated faculty members

by Sara Dejene | 03/08/2011

The Heller School for Social Policy and Management is currently implementing a policy to have faculty from the Undergraduate School of Arts and Sciences affiliate with the Heller School, according to Dean of the Heller School Lisa Lynch in an interview with the Justice.These affiliates, according to Lynch, would be able to teach or co-teach courses, give guest lectures, serve as resources to students in doctoral programs at Heller or collaborate in research at any of the centers or institutes.

Lawrence chooses his chief of staff

by Sara Dejene | 02/01/2011

David A. Bunis '83 starts today as the University's chief of staff, according to Jan. 25 campuswide e-mail from University President Frederick Lawrence.In a phone interview with the Justice, Senior Vice President of Communication and External Affairs Andrew Gully said that, to his knowledge, no one has formally served under the title Chief of Staff in the University's history, although administrators such as Executive Assistant to the President and Assistant Secretary of the Corporation John Hose serve similar positions.Gully said that the responsibilities of the chief of staff position will generally be "coordinating and managing the president's agenda." When asked how the position would differ from other executive administrative positions, Gully said he could not specifically comment on Bunis' role without information from Lawrence or Bunis himself.

Recording Industry Association of America violations see increase

by Sara Dejene | 02/01/2011

Library and Technology Services received 419 copyright infringement notices from the Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America and other major copyright holders for 2010, Chief Information Security Officer Dennis Devlin said in a phone interview with the Justice.

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