Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
We all know of some of the ridiculously unjust laws that plagued this country in defense of slavery before the Civil War. Take, for example, the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person in their state’s population for federal representation in Congress. The idea that skin color could determine whether or not […]
After months of brainstorming, writing, listening and consulting, the Brandeis community at last has a full length draft of its strategic plan to review. Students, administrators, faculty, staff and others on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee have worked diligently during the past year to shape a democratic process for thinking about the university’s long term […]
University officials released a draft of the strategic plan on Tuesday, highlighting their commitments to academic excellence, faculty investment, research opportunities and responsible stewardship.
When religious extremists who are critical of homosexuality are subject to criticism themselves, the response tends to place emphasis on the religion itself. Often times many people, myself included, may find great difficulty reconciling their personal religious beliefs when religion can appear to be unaccepting. However, all of the controversy surrounding how religion views homosexuality […]
