A blog about Brandeis University, progressive politics, and the spirit of Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis on the campus today.
Posted on: January 24th, 2012
Category: Activism, Brandeis Sustainability Fund, Brandeis Values, Democracy, Elly, environment, I get email, Take Action, The Public Good, Transparency
The BSF (Brandeis Sustainability Fund) has announced the projects it will fund this semester! The BSF was started in the spring of 2010 after being put to a student vote. It funded 5 projects in its inaugural year (2010-11), to the tune of $48,738.62. This year it chose 3 projects to fund (of the 5 that [...]
Posted on: January 6th, 2012
Category: Activism, Beyond Brandeis, Brandeis Values, Democracy, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Elly, Honesty, I get email, International Issues, National Issues, Petition, Protect the Powerless, Take Action, The Public Good, Transparency
Amnesty International reminded me about something today. That our country has a secret prison where we 'detain' people for indefinite amounts of time without trials. It's called Guanatanamo Bay, and it's been open for 10 years. According to the New York Times, in January of 2009, Obama issued an executive order instructing the CIA to [...]
Posted on: January 3rd, 2012
Category: Activism, Beyond Brandeis, Brandeis Values, Democracy, Diversity and Multiculturalism, economy, Elly, gender equality, International Issues, National Issues, Take Action, The Public Good
Neil Patrick Harris tweeted a link to this video not too long ago. Kudos. This video is a really nice example of an "average American" sharing his voice in government. I think he does a good job. Zach Wahls Speaks About Family Description on Youtube. "Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke [...]
Posted on: December 21st, 2011
Category: Activism, Brandeis Now, Democracy, Elly, I get email, Transparency
New Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Brandeis announced: John Unsworth! To the Brandeis Community: I am delighted to announce that John Unsworth, dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be the new Vice Provost for Library and [...]
Posted on: December 11th, 2011
Category: Activism, Brandeis Values, Democracy, Elly, Event, I get email, Student Union, The Public Good, Transparency
Below is a summary of the highlights of the latest Student Union e-mail, along with my commentary underneath each point. I am in Chicago and so could not go to the State of the Union. Did anyone attend? Thoughts/reactions? Attached to this post is "most of what was said at the State of the [...]
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