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Heller study shines light on policy connections to wealth gap

Published March 7, 2013 in News
The Institute of Assets and Social Policy (IASP) released a study that gives new perspective on the growing wealth gap between white and African-American families. The study, which has followed ...

De Graffenreid to take post as SVP of Communications

Published January 18, 2013 in News
Effective Feb. 1, Ellen de Graffenreid will assume her position, announced last semester, as the new Senior Vice President for Communications. Her appointment by President Fred Lawrence will replace former ...

Burnat tells tale of Palestinian struggle

Published November 16, 2012 in News, Top Stories
Palestinian protest leader Iyad Burnat spoke Wednesday night about non-violent protests in his home village of Bil’in, a fight against Israeli forces that has lasted decades and led to many ...

Students react to hard-fought presidential election

Published November 9, 2012 in Featured, News
Tuesday night marked the reelection of President Obama and the victory of Democrat Elizabeth Warren over incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown, as well as the passage of landmark ballot measures ...

Ethics center brings renowned peacebuilder to Deis

Published October 26, 2012 in News
Visiting practitioner and peacebuilder Michel Noureddine Kassa has spent over a decade building bridges between warring parties in Zaire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He spent last week ...

AAAS sponsors race and gender discussion, Hill moderates

Published October 26, 2012 in News
Three local activists and scholars gave their thoughts on race and gender in the election Tuesday night, in a forum moderated by Professor Anita Hill (HS) and sponsored by the ...

Student clubs host forum on Zionism

Published October 12, 2012 in News
Students, professors and community members discussed the past, present and future of Zionism in the modern world during a forum in the international lounge Thursday evening. The event was co-sponsored ...

Brandeis professor instrumental in battlefield protection bill

Published September 21, 2012 in News

U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) announced last week the passage of the Battlefield Protection Bill in the House, a large victory for historians committed to the preservation of national ...

Amidst turmoil in Israel, students react

Published September 6, 2012 in News
There are few issues more contentious to the Brandeis community than that of Israel and it’s future. The university is 55 percent Jewish and consistently ranked as one of the ...

Students, Faculty Weigh in on Health Care

Published August 24, 2012 in News
The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act June 28, declaring the law constitutional with a 5-4 vote. The decision affirmed the 2010 ...

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