A blog about Brandeis University, progressive politics, and the spirit of Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis on the campus today.
Posted on: January 25th, 2012
Category: Activism, Brandeis Values, Democracy, Elly, I get email, Student Union, Take Action, The Public Good, Transparency
Will we get (or at least vote on) a midyear senator this year? Way back in the fall of 2009 (my first semester) there was a whole big controversy over the Student Union Secretary at the time, Diana Aronin, not submitting a constitutional amendment to the student body for a vote. Aronin was ultimately [...]
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 12th, 2012
Category: Brandeis Values, Elly, environment, Experiential Learning, I get email, Take Action, Transparency
Best of luck to Audra Grady and Thank You for all the work you've done to expand the Experiential Learning program and more. Welcome and Congratulations to Lexi Kriss, whom I know to be a passionate activist, as well as a good improvisor! To the Brandeis community, Audra Grady, the Experiential Learning Program Administrator, will [...]
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 [...]
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