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As the Brandeis community celebrated ’Deis Impact this week, the university’s first festival of social justice, we were reminded that service in a community must begin at the local level before it extends to the global one. We applaud students for organizing the festival. And we hope that it will serve as a reminder to […]
As Israel debates whether to launch a preemptive strike against the rising threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued security alerts and warnings to Brandeis University and other Boston-area sites, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan said. “All it takes is a little information to put people on high […]
Marion Levin has been fundraising for Brandeis University for nearly 50 years. Then living in Chicago, she was inspired by Brandeis University’s message of equality and progress. “There were problems for my husband in getting into universities; there were quotas. But Brandeis had this feeling of ‘why not? You are welcome here.’” The sentiment moved […]
Students from Brandeis and other regional universities were provided the opportunity to network with corporate leaders and international agencies at the second annual Communications Forum, sponsored by Hiatt Career Center. Joey Reiman, CEO and founder of BrightHouse, commenced the evening with his keynote address, emphasizing purpose as the crucial attribute of a successful business. According […]
Even as Eco-Reps work to celebrate “Brandeis Loves Recycling Month” with fun events such as Recyclegrams and as Hillel collaborates with Students for Environmental Action (SEA) to celebrate Tu B’Shvat, awareness and waste reduction still remain challenges for environmental activists on campus. Five years ago, Brandeis received a C in overall sustainability and a B […]
University Registrar Mark Hewitt believes that Brandeis’ peculiar break schedule, one during February and another in April, is actually advantageous to the students, faculty and administration. “Oddly enough, I think this actually works,” remarked Hewitt as he discussed the two-break system. “It seems appropriate for Brandeis.” With Brandeis’ large Jewish population, maintaining a break during […]
President Lawrence’s official trip to India, now at the end of its two weeks, is notable both for its length and the sheer number of goals the administration and community has laid on its shoulders. All the while, according to the university, Lawrence has also been running the place “business as usual.” Brandeis initially sold […]
“Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” director David Gelb’s film combining his love of sushi and filming, premiered this Thursday at Brandeis two months before it officially opens in Boston. The documentary, which originally was screened at the Berlin Film Festival, centers on an 85-year-old Japanese man named Jiro, a legend in sushi making. Jiro, at 85, […]
“Revivals and movies … why doesn’t anyone do new musicals anymore?” songwriter Julia Houston (Debra Messing ’90) wonders aloud in the pilot episode of “Smash,” a new show on NBC that explores the drama that occurs behind the scenes of one Broadway musical. Julia’s question is one that crops up frequently both online and in […]
Usually when you think of a concert, you think of guitars, drums, a jazz band, an orchestra. That wasn’t the case Thursday when Basic Physics and AraabMUZIK took the stage at Levin Ballroom, complete with six-foot-tall speaker towers and spinning light projections, blasting waves of synthetic hip hop sound that left concert-goers half deaf and […]
