June 18, 2013

Brandeis-India Reception celebrates India Initiative Fellows

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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 [...]

Reflections on a summer in The Hague

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Students who partook in the Summer 2011 Brandeis in The Hague Program had astounding, life-changing experiences.  They explored first-hand how international courts confront a range of global problems–meeting with judges, advocates, and academic specialists for a broad survey of the international legal process.  Below are a few quotes from participants that demonstrate this amazing journey. [...]

The Culmination of a Trip — The Renewal of a Profound Engagement

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. As the sun set over the Old City of Jerusalem this evening, I reflected on all that our Brandeis delegation has accomplished here in just two weeks. It is rare for one experience to [...]

Reflecting on prospects and connections

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. This morning we made our way — not without misadventure due to a dead battery — from the city of Haifa to the Tel Aviv suburb of Rehovot, where we visited another of Israel’s [...]

Science and Students – Haifa and Beyond

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. The deep connections between Boston and Haifa hold great potential for Brandeis and our engagement in Israel – this has been clear in multiple ways during our time in this beautiful city on the [...]

Brandeis in Haifa, The Boston of Israel

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. I have been traveling to Haifa for many years now, especially during my volunteer work for the Boston-Haifa sister city partnership. Yet nothing in my previous experience, as interesting and meaningful as it was, [...]

Mutual commitments to excellence

This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. On Shabbat, we remember that moments of rest and reflection are not a retreat from life: they lie at the essence of life. It was in this spirit that nearly thirty of us sat [...]

Welcoming Shabbat in Jerusalem with the Brandeis family

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. “Here is a place whose atmosphere is peace, where political and religious jealousies can be forgotten and international unity be fostered and developed.”  So reads the quotation, in Hebrew, Arabic and English, at the [...]

The life of the mind

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. Among the core principles of Brandeis University is that academic study is not the end, it is the beginning — the beginning of a lifetime of public commitment and personal growth. In keeping with [...]

Building bridges in Tel Aviv and Herzliya

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. Today brought the opportunity to meet with the leadership of two more of Israel’s top institutions of higher learning: Tel Aviv University and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya. Professor Joseph Klafter, President of [...]

Opening doors to new opportunities

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This entry has been reposted, by permission, from President Fred Lawrence’s blog “Brandeis First”.  Click here to see the original entry. Brandeis University has given me the privilege of many sublime moments, and few have been as awe-inspiring as the chance to address members of the Brandeis family in front of the panoramic walls of [...]

Announcing the 2011-12 Brandeis-India Initiative Fellows

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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 [...]

Our Sustained Commitments

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Dear members of the extended Brandeis University community, I am excited to report a number of new developments at “Global Brandeis.” These programs are the result of months and years of preparation, as well as the dedication of a number of faculty and staff members across campus. They are an outgrowth of our “sustained global [...]

Tips for a Successful Global Brandeis Fund Application

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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 [...]

A New Year, and a New Era for Global Brandeis

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Frederick Lawrence became the eighth president of Brandeis University earlier today. As president-elect, Fred has spoken often and eloquently about Brandeis as a “global liberal arts university,” and I look forward to working with him to move the University forward in further developing and amplifying our global presence. Under President Jehuda Reinharz, the global dimensions [...]

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