MILANA and Advocacy
The following pictures were taken by Brandeis-India Initiative Fellow Melissa Donze '12. Melissa worked in and around Bangalore with MILANA, a small organization founded by HIV-positive women that offers psycho-social support, nutritional and home-based counseling, familial and children's services, prevention and outreach work, as well as advocacy for the rights of those living with HIV. … Read More...
Sex Segregation in Israel
While Israel is focused mainly on dealing with security threats at home and abroad, it might be better off diverting some of its energies to tackling an increasingly problematic domestic issue: rampant gender inequality. Without separation of church and state, Israel is continually plagued by tensions between its religious and secular citizens. The divisions are particularly acute because of Israel's Ultra-Orthodox population known as "Haredim," an extremist religious sect whose traditional and strict lifestyle has clashed with modernity. The Haredim, whose population has boomed over the … Read More...
Global Brandeis Profile: Sarah Van Buren ’13
Major/Minor: International and Global Studies and Biology major, Peace and Coexistence Studies and Women and Gender Studies minor Year of Graduation: 2013 Hometown: Tokyo, Japan, but lived in eight countries including the United States Previous Education: Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong and George Mason High School, Falls Church, VA Clubs/Organizations: Students Crossing Boundaries, Community Advisor, Sorensen Fellow, Lerman-Neubauer Fellow “I have three passports: Japan, America, and Diplomatic. And the passports are kind of a metaphor for me: every single … Read More...
Brandeis-India Reception celebrates India Initiative Fellows
Students and faculty gathered in the Mandel Center for the Humanities last Monday evening, enjoying a delicious Indian buffet and catching up with friends and colleagues while Brandeis-India Initiative Fellows shared stories from their summers abroad in India. Students David Wilkerson ’12, Jessica Christian '13, Nusrath Yusuf ’13, and Chenyu “Terry” Li ’14, spoke of their diverse experiences working in Bangalore, New Delhi and Dharamshala, and showed slide shows of photos from their internships. J. Scott Van Der Meid from the Office of Study Abroad also spoke briefly about … Read More...
BRANDEIS ABROAD
MILANA and Advocacy
The following pictures were taken by Brandeis-India Initiative Fellow Melissa Donze '12. Melissa … Read More...
Reflections on a summer in The Hague
Students who partook in the Summer 2011 Brandeis in The Hague Program had astounding, life-changing … Read More...
Where is Crescent School? …On Mosque Road, of course.
David Wilkerson '12 is a 2011 Brandeis-India Fellow who spent this summer in Bangalore, India. He … Read More...
ON CAMPUS
Sex Segregation in Israel
While Israel is focused mainly on dealing with security threats at home and abroad, it might be … Read More...
Just Performance: Inspiring Peace and Reconciliation
“Just Performance,” a two day symposium hosted by the International Center for Ethics, Justice … Read More...
Returning to the Old New World or the New Old World? Ludmila Shtern Discusses her New Book.
Ludmila Shtern, scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University and published … Read More...
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