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Beginning this spring, Kathy Lawrence, wife of the president, will be teaching an English class titled, “When Genius is a Family Affair: Henry, William, and Alice James,” focusing on how the James siblings represent human interactions, perception and suffering in their writings. William James was an American psychologist and philosopher, his brother Henry was a […]
President Fred Lawrence will join Governor Deval Patrick, Elie Wisel and ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman on Monday for a discussion in Boston on anti-Semitism. Lawrence previously chaired the ADL’s national legal committee and had been a prominent civil rights activist before he came to Brandeis. As dean of George Washington University Law School, […]
At the recent Experiential Learning Expo on Oct. 25, students back from abroad, fresh off an internship or relying on other forms of non-traditional education presented their experiences to mostly like-minded fellow learners. But the university is heavily pushing this “experiential learning,” and it extends beyond the obvious out-of-classroom potential of studying in a foreign […]
Simmons College Professor Jyoti Puri spoke on campus Wednesday about her studies and fieldwork in New Delhi, India, on radicalized communalisms, criminalized queers, the police and the sodomy law in the Indian Penal Code, explaining discrimination that the LGBT community faces. The sodomy law, or section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, was decriminalized in […]
Brandeis University selected Emory University Professor Emerita Frances Smith Foster and Stanford University historian Clayborne Carson as winners of its third annual Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. Led by President Fred Lawrence, the Gittler Prize selection committee awards recipients $25,000 for their intellectual excellence and this is the first year the prize will be […]
As exemplified by the concept of “Republican motherhood” and Sarah Palin’s recent “hockey mom” campaign, motherhood has long been associated with a set of moral values or ideals thought to translate into more pressing issues of political significance. Professor Jill S. Greenlee (POL) has explored the connection between motherhood and its possible implications within the […]
While trying to find new bands to listen to, I’ve come across some truly unique new acts that I find mind-blowing—not because of their sounds but because it seems that no one is aware of them. Case in point, The Lightweights, a pop-punk powerhouse from San Antonio, Texas, reiterate everything that Blink-182 bashed forward with […]
“Cinderella Waltz,” staged by the Brandeis Ensemble Theatre (BET) this past weekend, was definitely an event to which I looked forward this parents’ weekend. One of Fall Fest’s sponsored events, this witty play with a cast of only nine actors succeeded in entertaining not only me, but my parents and grandparents as well. The play, […]
With each and every track, Brandeis alum Josh Gondelman’s new comedy album “Everything’s The Best,” to be officially released Nov. 8, is a wonderful and attention-grabbing experience. The album features smart, modern humor that people from all walks of life will find amusing and relatable. Much of the routine is drawn from Gondelman’s own experiences, […]
If we’ve learned anything from the Grimm fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood,” it’s that strange men are wolves out to destroy the innocence of wayward young girls. Unfortunately the writers of NBC’s new series “Grimm,” which premiered last Friday, did not receive this lesson, making their pilot episode’s villainous big bad wolf a man who […]
