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Brandeis University’s Department of Development and Alumni Relations secured $78.3 million in cash gifts in the 2009 fiscal year. The money will be used primarily to help students in need of financial aid, and also helped produce a balanced university budget for fiscal year 2010. Of the $78.3 million, $11.6 million were given as unrestricted […]
Over the course of one summer, Brandeis has managed to be sued by two different sets of donors. The Rose Art Museum lawsuit is still pending but thankfully a suit filed by Sumner Kalman, great nephew of a Brandeis donor and building namesake, has been settled. His great uncle Julius Kalman donated his residuary estate […]
This fall returning students were greeted with a surprise. Instead of a bottomless pit where the old admissions building once stood, there is now a near completed building. Many thought the new admissions building was a waste of money, though the university could not use the funds for any other purpose. And while Carl and […]
UPDATE: The Supreme Judicial Court of Massechusetts decided yesterday (August 5th, 2009), it will not hear the law suit filed by three Rose Art Museum benefactors against the university. The highest court in Massachusetts transfered the case to the Suffolk probate court. -You can find an official copy of the complaint here– Three benefactors of […]
Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum reopened Wednesday following budget cuts in April that halved its staff, temporarily closed its doors and will keep two of its buildings shuttered until September. The new exhibit, “Numbers, Color and Text: Works from the Collection,” features oil paintings by artist Alfred Jensen. Jensen donated the artwork to the Rose […]
Long time friend and donor to Brandeis Robert M. Jaffe was charged with securities fraud Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with Bernie Madoff. Jaffe has been charged with allegedly ignoring signs of Madoff’s fraud as he funneled $ 1 billion from as many as 1,000 client funds to the convicted ponzi-artist. […]
Sumner Kalman, nephew of Brandies donor Julius Kalman, filed for a court injunction against the university on May 7 that would prevent the demolition of the Julius Kalman Science Center. The suit, which was filed with Suffolk County Probate Court in Boston, represents the second conflict between the university and donors over donor intent in […]
Former weather underground leader William Ayers spoke to Brandeis students last night about the three steps it takes to be an activist. Ayers, who was invited to speak by Students for a Democratic Society and Democracy for America, said that students who want to make a difference in their world must follow three steps: open […]
Eight protesters gathered on South Street this morning to protest former Weatherman Bill Ayers’ speech at the university scheduled for 9 p.m. this evening. The protesters, who held signs that read “Bill Ayers Go Home” and “There is blood on your hands,” heard about Ayers’ speech from Michelle McPhee, who announced the planned protest on […]
Mayor of Newark, NJ Cory Booker will deliver the main address at Brandeis University’s 58th commencement ceremony May 17, university officials announced Monday in a press release. Booker and six others will receive honorary degrees from the university at the ceremony. In the release, Executive Director of Media and Public Affairs Dennis Nealon said the […]
