In talk, Barney Frank calls for U.S. military restraint on Iran
Using military force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons is neither practical nor necessary, Rep.
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Gender program receives $50K
The women's and gender studies program received a $50,000 donation from CBS News in honor of the retirement of pioneer journalist Esther Kartiganer '59, who worked at the network 40 years.Kartiganer began her career as an office assistant and rose to senior producer of 60 Minutes, earning 13 Emmy Awards in the process.
Former JFK speechwriter joins ethics discussion
A panel of renowned academics and professionals from the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life's International Advisory Board discussed current and future international problems Thursday in Rapaporte Treasure Hall.The event, titled "The Long View," featured a speech by Advisory Board Chairman Theodore Sorenson, an international lawyer and former speechwriter for President John F.
Debate still over alcohol policy
Administrators and Student Union officials have reached several compromises regarding the details of a policy drafted by the administration in January outlining procedures for serving alcohol at campus events.Union officials expressed concern when the policy was released, and told the Justice in late January that they had not been consulted in its drafting.
Peace activists convene to discuss potential U.S. Department of Peace
Brandeis students organized and hosted the first-ever student peace summit Saturday in support of federal legislation to establish a Dept.
BIPAC petition decries a nuclear Iran
A petition calling on national leaders to "act appropriately and swiftly" to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons will be presented to the student body for a vote early next month following a campaign by the Brandeis Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Outspoken chaplain assumes 'Deis post
The Rev. Walter Cuenin, an outspoken advocate for gay and women's rights in the Catholic Church and a vocal critic of Church leadership, assumed his new position Monday as the University's Catholic chaplain."It will be different," Cuenin, who resigned last September from Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton, said of his new position.
A multitude of academic searches underway
The University is in the middle of a hiring blitz designed to add as many as 20 professors to the faculty, Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe told the Justice last week.
Shapiros give $25M for science quad
The University's largest donors-Carl and Ruth Shapiro-matched their previous record-donation, contributing $25 million toward rebuilding the science center.
Adolescent prescriptions on the rise
The percentage of adolescents prescribed mental health medications rose by 250 percent between 1994 and 2001, according to a study released Jan.
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Alumni circulate petition to keep official Brandeis emails
Moving forward: Lulu Ohm '25 welcomes a new era of Brandeis women's basketball
Community receives message titled “Social Justice and Free Expression”
Getting to know the Brandeis fencing team