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Posted on: January 11th, 2012
Category: Activism, Beyond Brandeis, Brandeis Values, Death Penalty, Diversity and Multiculturalism, economy, elections, Elly, environment, gender equality, I get email, International Issues, Surveys, Take Action, Transparency
The Brandeis Office of Study Abroad sent out an e-mail yesterday to students returning from studying abroad. "Brandeis has been offered the opportunity to have our students (YOU!) participate in a pre- and post-experience assessment survey in a study on the effects of study abroad. This study is funded by the Teagle Foundation and is [...]
Posted on: January 8th, 2012
Category: Activism, Beyond Brandeis, Brandeis Values, Elly, environment, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, gender equality, I get email, National Issues, Petition, Protect the Powerless, Take Action, The Public Good, Transparency
Since 1929, the FBI has defined rape as "carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will." Many have protested this narrow definition for its gender-specificity and focus on physical force over the years. Now, CNN reports, the Justice Department released a statement saying they will be updating and broadening the definition. "The crime of rape [...]
Posted on: January 7th, 2012
Category: Beyond Brandeis, Brandeis Values, elections, Elly, Liveblogging, National Issues, Take Action, Transparency
Liveblogging the New Hampshire Republican Debate from my TV in NY! Broadcast on ABC. Commentators: Josh McElveen, George Stephanopoulos and Diane Sawyer Participants: Romney, Santorum, Gingrich, Huntsman, Perry, Paul. 9 PM EST Politicians' Business versus Political Backgrounds Semantics 9:10 In asking a question, the commentator misspoke, confusing "corrupt" and "corporate." As Paul was speaking, his microphone malfunctioned. Santorum jumped in, saying [...]
Posted on: January 7th, 2012
Category: Activism, Beyond Brandeis, Brandeis Values, Death Penalty, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Elly, Honesty, I get email, National Issues, Protect the Powerless, Schuster Institute, Take Action, The Public Good, Transparency
"Today [January 4th] in Dallas, Texas, Rickey Dale Wyatt was cleared after spending 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn’t commit." I love getting these kinds of e-mails from the Innocence Project. They tell me about their clients, prisoners serving time, who they have helped exonerate through the use of DNA evidence. [...]
