Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
In less than two weeks, millions of people worldwide were introduced to Joseph Kony, Ugandan rebel leader and warlord. In a matter of minutes, he became a pop culture icon, made famous by a 30-minute documentary produced by Invisible Children that spread across the worldwide Web and generated 112 million views earlier this week. Although […]
It’s always exciting to hear that one of your favorite artists is planning to sign a major record contract, but it’s even more exciting when you see that artist make the transition before your eyes. Andy Gruhin is one of those artists. A presence on my music blog NewRockNews43 since 2010, Andy Gruhin was one […]
Administration Michael Rosbash, already awarded the Greuber Neuroscience Prize in 2009 for his research on the brain and sleep disorders, has been named the first Peter Greuber Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, a new university position. The World Report and U.S. News listed the Heller School for Social Justice among the top-10 graduate schools in social […]
Too often with hectic schedules and exam periods, college students lose sight of why we come to college, what we hope to achieve here and how we plan to learn. The book that teaches us about politics, the professor that teaches us how to analyze political theory—these relations are commonplace at American universities. What is […]
I first toured Brandeis in the fall of 2006. It was about time to take the tour again. But there’s no doubt about it: Touring campus was far more rewarding the second time. This time I was prepared. I’d sat in on a few too many classes, met some nice professors and stayed overnight in […]
At most liberal arts colleges and universities, one can find the concept of general education requirements. These usually constitute required classes or areas of study of which one must partake in order to get a degree. Students respond to these requirements in a variety of ways. Some try to get all of their requirements out […]
As a creative writing major, I am not often in the company of my peers outside of class. We creative types are small in number and often overlooked compared to the swelling numbers of psych or science majors. When a Meet the Majors event was offered for creative writing students, I figured I would take […]
As the global economy begins to reverse its descent, the Brandeis Global Green Initiative teaches MBA students not only how to make a profit, but how to do it responsibly. On March 13, the Brandeis International Business School hosted two eminent environmentalists—Eric Pooley, former deputy editor of BusinessWeek, who left the magazine to work at […]
Ellen Kaplan Brandeis trustee Ellen Kaplan ’64 was awed as an entering student, remarking on the sensation that “campus felt like a new world to me, my world.” Coming from a high school in a small city, she described the feeling that her high school education may have been inadequate in preparing her for Brandeis. […]
As part of the university’s first Islam Awareness Week on campus, Imam Suhaib Webb, the Oklahoma native who converted to Islam as a college freshman and was named as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world, told the Brandeis community about his struggle to find culture in a new religion and reconcile […]
