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When this paper reported last year that the African and Afro-American Studies department would search for a new chair and gain a hired professor along with it, we took it as a sign that Brandeis was committed to the history and importance of the discipline. Professor Chad Williams, formerly of Hamilton College, has now been […]
University administrators and trustees eagerly waiting to see where Brandeis lands in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings this fall should focus on a different list. Published by the Boston Business Journal in May, a tuition-costs ranking lists Brandeis as the second most expensive college in Massachusetts, behind only Williams, and ahead of […]
Faculty seeking tenure at Brandeis face a high degree of scrutiny that bears little resemblance to the relaxed oversight that tenured professors enjoy. That should change. In a Hoot survey, 45 percent of respondents answered that they had taken a course with a professor they considered “unqualified.” The Hoot also reviewed spring 2011 course evaluations […]
Sexual assault on college campuses rarely makes the news. There’s no wonder as to why: Cases are often difficult to prove and many aren’t even reported. When assaults are reported, they often devolve into a he-said, she-said back-and-forth. That doesn’t mean sexual assault isn’t happening. When it does, we must pay attention. In this case, […]
Brandeis is not in an enviable position when it comes to tuition costs. Students constantly protest the poor facilities and the sub-par services, among other things. Brandeis cannot fix these things without money. But, when Brandeis raises tuition, students begin protesting the tuition hikes. While this editorial board understands the difficult position Brandeis is in, […]
If their goal was to embarrass Brandeis University in the Jewish community, they succeeded. Whether you agree or disagree with Israelis, Palestinians, Jews, Arabs, the two-state solution or Obama’s foreign policy, it is all immaterial. When a dozen Brandeis students interrupted Knesset speakers at a community event hosted at Temple Emanuel, they were wrong and […]
Last week The Hoot published an article about Brandeis Dining Services decreasing the number of student managers. Director of Dining Services Aaron Bennos responded to The Hoot via e-mail on Friday to explain there was no intentional decision to reduce the number of managers. Hoot staff continued investigating the issue this week and found that […]
This week, the Office of Admissions finally unveiled a new website, updated to reflect just how Brandeis has changed during the last six years. The old site, built in outdated Web styles, featured students who have long since graduated. We applaud the university for publishing the new site. Brandeis has invested considerable resources to improve […]
Pippin Ross was never fit to take a teaching position at Brandeis. Four DUIs and chronic alcoholism were just the start. Ross escaped from jail and broke a friend out of jail in her past. And how does anyone know? She wrote about it on a blog, easily available from a quick Google search. No […]
Our campus is falling apart—plain and simple. Walking around outside, the campus looks very nice. We have various new buildings sprinkling the campus and drawing attention away from some of the drearier buildings. It is not until one enters one of these drearier buildings, however, that one truly realizes how poorly kept these buildings are. […]
