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Shades of Gray: The Mosaic: the reality of race in social life

The Mosaic: the reality of race in social life

‘Shades of Gray’ in-focus: a journalist’s notebook

Omoefe, Supreetha and I were sitting in the office of a senior administrator at Brandeis in order to interview him for this series. It just so happened that, between the ...

Shades of Gray: The Architects: Pedagogy and race at Brandeis

Professor Mingus Mapps (AAAS, POL) has been teaching race and politics at Brandeis for the past four years. As one out of the handful of African-American professors at Brandeis, Mapps ...

SEA camps out, promotes environment

Students made a statement about the overuse of electricity and advocated for Brandeis to work to use more sustainable energy sources Wednesday evening at the third annual sleepout on the ...

Shades of Gray: The gatekeepers, admitting racial diversity

In March of 2006, the University Diversity Committee created an addition to Brandeis’ original mission statement to promote the importance of diversifying the student body. The “diversity statement,” now featured ...

A host for all: Brandeis’ unique racial history

This article is the first part in a series exploring how issues of race affect Brandeis University on multiple levels. Each week The Hoot will publish an article detailing one ...

Top Obama adviser addresses citizenship

Director of President Barack Obama’s Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes spoke about the importance of service and being an engaged citizen at ...

Brandeis Alumnus to start season with Houston Astros

According to the Houston Astros’ website, Brandeis alumnus Nelson Figueroa ’98 will be in the starting lineup of the team this season, securing the final spot behind right-hander Brett Myers, ...

JVP rejected from Hillel umbrella organization

Citing differing views on the state of Israel, the board of Brandeis University’s Hillel chapter voted Tuesday to reject Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as a member group of the ...

Vigil honors student who took her own life

Members of the Brandeis community remembered Kat Sommers ’14 in a memorial vigil held Thursday morning as they mourned the loss of ...