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The Brandeis-India Initiative is excited to announce its eight inaugural 2011-12 student Fellows. The program, launched this year with support from Indian parents and friends, seeks to raise the number of students pursuing study and work in India. It also hopes to match student passions for social projects with the interest of India alumni [...]
We are fortunate to have access to a lot of different speakers and guests at Brandeis. Some of them surprise us with their candor and honestly, and this was especially the case yesterday when the Iranian theater director, filmmaker, and poet Mahmood Karimi-Hakak visited campus for the day. Mr. Karimi-Hakak was a guest of the [...]
The Global Brandeis Fund is a seed-grant competition for the university community, created to foster collaboration between different departments, organizations, and people on campus. We started it in 2008, when the Office of Global Affairs was first formed. The purpose was to enhance the global and international dimensions of Brandeis — not necessarily by starting [...]
How does a young college student enter an unfamiliar community — especially those overseas — and adapt to the often tight-knit relations, languages, and local practices? That is the question that Brandeis University’s Sorensen Fellows often face, and an issue they reflect upon using the tools of writing and imagination. Yesterday, I attended “Shifting Perspectives: [...]
It’s not everyday that you get to be the same room with someone who is regularly addressed as “his excellency.” Yesterday, however, was one of those days. I was invited to attend a lunch with the German Ambassador to the U.S., Klaus Scharioth, who was hosted at Brandeis by the Perlmutter Institute for Global Business [...]
Claire Cooper ’11 Shapes a Career When Brandeis senior Claire Cooper came here from a small town in upstate New York, she thought she might study abroad, if she had the chance. She thought that she would go to Argentina, or somewhere else and practice her Spanish. Then, she took an introductory course on Islam [...]
We’ve tried to establish a new tradition at Brandeis — a yearly, informal gathering of everyone around campus with interest in South Asia. Faculty members, graduate students, parents, and community members have all attended past receptions. This year, we partnered with the South Asian Students Association (SASA) to hold the fall 2010 reception in the [...]
The Office of Global Affairs is here with the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life at the annual “Go Away” study abroad fair. Over 40 program representatives are here in Levin Ballroom from 1 – 4 pm, and there is definitely a spirit of adventure in the room. We’re also nearby Alyssa Grinberg, [...]
Meeting on internationalization strategy will be jointly sponsored by the Association of International Education Administrators Brandeis University’s Office of Global Affairs recently received a small grant to host a special Forum on global education strategy, jointly sponsored by the national Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA). The Forum is titled “One Size Does Not Fit [...]
This summer, Brandeis University launched their new “Justice Brandeis Semester” (JBS), an experiential-learning based program led by Brandeis professors in a variety of different fields. Students take a mixture of classes and participate in hands-on work in the local community. So, while our campus is usually a bit quiet over the summer, we’ve been fortunate [...]
I attended a luncheon this past Friday hosted by the Brandeis International Business School (IBS). We gathered to honor Henrique Meirelles, governor of Brazil’s Central Bank and a new economic “rock star,” with the Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Global Business Leadership. The audience included Brandeis faculty, administration, trustees, and students. In his luncheon talk, [...]
The Heller Programs in Sustainable International Development (SID) are holding their annual capstone panels this week. The panels feature SID students, many of whom have returned from year-long field work, discussing topics ranging from climate change to educational policy. I just attended an excellent panel on Ethics and Development, moderated by visiting lecturer Rajesh Sampath, [...]
Brandeis continues to pursue a wide variety of projects aimed at connecting the University more closely with India by deepening student, faculty and alumni relationships with the world’s largest democracy. The Brandeis-India Initiative pulls together all of the people: alumni, faculty, students, friends of the university, who are working on India, working in India, and [...]
In an increasingly globalized world, it is important that Brandeis students take advantage of all opportunities to become better informed global citizens. Study abroad is an excellent way for students to increase their global competence and gain a better working knowledge of the issues that will shape the next century. The Office of Study Abroad, [...]
The Indian Express, a popular newspaper with outlets across the sub-continent, published a story on the Revive Mumbai summer program. “Homemade lessons” by Sukanya Shetty features some feedback from the Parivartan children, including this moving quote: “Our parents don’t understand the impact violence has on the lives of children. I have seen my father harass [...]
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