Check your email: Dear members of the Brandeis community, I am very pleased to inform you that Brandeis and the four plaintiffs involved in the Rose Art Museum litigation have reached an agreement to settle the case. As a result, their claims have been dismissed. In addition, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General has [...]
The lovely Cathy Messier wrote up a review of the Community Arts Forum! Enjoy! On Thursday, March 3, members of the three schools of creative arts met for the Community Arts Forum in the Laurie Theater – the first event of its kind at Brandeis. The purpose of this forum was to establish shared goals [...]
Posted on: July 26th, 2010
Category: Adam, Context and Connections, Honesty, News, RoseArt, The Public Good
Two days ago, I wrote about the exciting news that the Rose Art Museum was named one of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. That, however, will be cold comfort if the Museum is later disbanded or if its collection is devalued by the sale of some of its major works. Unfortunately, the latest updates in [...]
Posted on: July 24th, 2010
Category: Adam, Context and Connections, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Massachusetts, News, RoseArt
After a year of accepting submissions, the Massachusetts’ legislature’s 1,000 Great Places Commission has released its report of the best locations in the state. That’s not exactly an exclusive list considering that Massachusetts has only 351 cities and towns, but it’s still nice to see that one of these Great Places is found on our [...]
The American Association of Museums has just entirely revamped their standards for accreditation. Why did this national organization decide that sweeping changes were needed? The announcement last year that Brandeis University planned to sell its noted, 6,000-piece collection of modern art stunned and angered museum officials around the world. The university said it needed money [...]
