Members of the CARS committee Wednesday answered questions about three academic restructuring plans. Adam Jaffe, Dean of the Arts and Sciences and CARS chair, said the following changes are being planned: new general requirements starting for the class of 2014, a new Business Major, a new Media, Communications, and Society Major, and the “Justice Brandeis [...]
Louis Brandeis’s ex-niece has sent out an open letter to Jehuda and the administration. She quotes Louis Brandeis to show that in his work building the University of Louisville, he absolutely considered an art museum essential.
Second. The beginning of an art collection. Living among things of beauty is a help toward culture and [...]
The latest idea to emerge from the CARS committees is a proposal for a required semester of Service to Society (STS). The proposal originates from the problem that Brandeis will face over the next five years as it increases enrollment from 3,200 to 3,700. Brandeis will have to figure where these students will live and [...]
Posted on: February 15th, 2009
Category: Adam, Budget Crisis, Context and Connections, The Public Good
It’s no secret that Brandeis’s fundraising is much too slow right now and that the Madoff scheme is a big reason why. The failing economy would be a huge handicap on it’s own, but dealing with the greatest theft in history targeted mostly toward our greatest donor base has made our situation critical. We know [...]
I’m in Washington, D.C. at the moment, at the fabulous YP4 National Summit, surrounded by well over a hundred brilliant, accomplished progressive youth leaders from across the country. It’s pretty humbling.
I’ve actually explained Brandeis’ situation to most of them. I said that due to financial worries, we have to restructure the university, and we [...]
Posted on: February 13th, 2009
Category: Adam, Budget Crisis, Context and Connections, The Public Good
In the wake of the Finance Board’s marathon decisions, a lot of clubs have been wondering why they got so little money compared to previous semesters. It’s not the budget situation — the Union Activities Fee is fixed and thus divorced from the budget cuts. So why is everyone getting less than usual? Here’s the [...]
