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Ludmila Shtern, scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University and published author, presented her new book Return to the Old New World at the WSRC early in November. The book is currently in manuscript in Russian and is sitting on the desk of a Russian publisher in Moscow. The volume summarizes Shtern’s observations [...]
Last week at the Faculty Club, critically acclaimed German author Martin Walzer addressed students and faculty on the art of public speaking. Walzer, Born in 1927 and raised in Nazi Germany under the shadow of World War II, quickly became one of the most important authors of contemporary German literature. In fact, in 1955, “Group [...]
Last week, Professor Allyala Krishna Nandakumar presented a lecture titled, “Global Health Spending: Learning to Do More with Less. ” The lecture was one of a series known as “Tuesday Talks,” a lecture series held by the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. The lecture room was fully attended by faculty, staff, students, and [...]
Wednesday, October 26, Michal Govrin, an acclaimed Israeli Author, held a speech on her newest book “Hold on to the Sun.” The book is a collection of short stories and essays exploring her own wandering through life, finding her place and her relationship to her identity as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. Govrin’s beautiful [...]
Last Friday, the Anthropology Department, as part of Massachusetts Archaeology Month, showcased its 3rd annual Archeology Symposium in Rapaporte Treasure Hall. At the event, archaeology graduate students from all over the northeast – Harvard University, University of Montreal, University of Southern Maine, as well as Brandeis – presented their research and laboratory analysis from their [...]
Often cited as the largest single massacre of the Holocaust, the murder of 33,771 Jews between September 29 and 30 in 1941 at the Babi Yar ravine outside Kiev – subsequently used as a site for the killing of between 100,000 and 150,000 Ukrainians, Jews, Roma, and Soviet POWs in the following months – is [...]
Major(s): Political Science, English Minor(s): Legal Studies, International and Global Studies Year of Graduation: 2013 Previous Education: Salanter Akiba of Riverdale Clubs/Organizations: Brandeis Billiards Club, Brandeis Football Club, AIPAC, BZA “As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and involved in the affairs of the human community, be it [...]
This profile is reposted, by permission, from the International Business School. Click here to read the original profile. Going Global with Goldman Sachs: Investing in Human Resources Degree/Year of Graduation: Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance, 2010 Current employment: Human Capital Management Analyst, Goldman Sachs Previous experience: Barclays Capital, McLagan Partners, Clean Water Action [...]
Summer break and the incredible experiences traveling students and faculty embark upon remains among the most exciting and useful aspects of life in any university. Rarely does the opportunity come up to hear about the experiences of others, however: a gap the event “What Did You Do Last Summer?” aimed to close. Sponsored by the [...]
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. [...]
This article was reposted by permission from the blog “Freiburg and…..” by Darryl Joo. The original article can be read here. Weeks 4-7; Freiburg again, then Frankfurt to Brussels. Back in Freiburg, and into the routine. Classes were in full session, and every day proceeded like every other. Mondays, 10:45 – 1:30. Tuesdays, 10:45-6:00. Wednesdays, [...]
Year of Graduation: 2011 Major: Comparative Literature Minor: French Home region/country: Los Angeles, California Previous Education: Santa Monica High School Clubs/Organizations on Campus: Brandeis Al-Quds Partnership Fellow, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, WOW Fellow “I’d just like to continue being in places that make me feel alive, and continue having conversations and contributing however I can.” [...]
Major/Year of Graduation: Anthropology, 2013 Home region/country: Born in Kaluga, Russia, and raised in Finland (high school in Helsinki) Previous Education: United World College (2007-2009) Clubs/Organizations on Campus: Davis Scholar, Community Advisor of Deroy in Massell Quad “I think it’s very important to be self aware, and understand why you act the way you act. [...]
Over February break, I, along with 16 other Brandeis students, traveled to Rome. This trip was sponsored by the Catholic Student Organization. A relatively small fee of $600 covered our airfare, our stay in a 4-star hotel, most of our meals, and transportation. Father Walter Cuenin, the Catholic chaplain at Brandeis, took us on the [...]
This article was re-posted by permission of the International Business School. You may view the original profile here. Global education, global career Masters of Science in Finance 2010 Current employment: Bank of New York Mellon, Corporate Action Global Custody Specialist Previous work experience: Investors Bank and Trust “I always looked forward to class – spending [...]
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