GLOBAL BRANDEIS
March 9 - March 15, 2009  
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GLOBAL BRANDEIS PROFILEsp
ELIANA DOTAN '09: IMMERSION RESEARCH

One day in the spring of 2008, Eliana Dotan found herself sitting across from the Ugandan Minister of Health...(read more)
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Dominican Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in Sosua
Tues. Mar. 10, 12:00 p.m.
Lown 315

Marion Kaplan (Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History, New York University) will talk about her research and book on the Jews in the Dominican Republic.

After the Crossing: Implications of Alternative Policy Responses to Illegal Immigration (RSVP required)
Wed. Mar. 11, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Heller, Zinner Forum

A Zinner Distinguished Lecture featuring speakers Rinku Sen, President and Executive Director, Applied Research Center; Steven Camarota, Director of Research, Center for Immigration Studies; and moderator Paul Solman '66, journalist.
RSVP by Friday, March 6th to clombard@brandeis.edu.

Lydian String Quartet Noontime Concert
Wed. Mar. 11, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Rose Art Museum

Put the day on hold and enjoy a free noontime concert by the Lydian String Quartet at the Rose Art Museum.

When The World Was Truly New: The Peopling of Ice Age America
Thurs. Mar. 12, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Lown 2

David J. Meltzer ( Henderson-Morrison Professor of Prehistory at Southern Missouri University) lectures on Ice Age migrations to the New World.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, by Julian Schnabel)
Thurs. Mar. 12, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Shiffman 219

Based on the memoir of Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor of Elle, this film records his life after suffering the rare condition of "locked-in syndrome." Presented by French and Francophone Studies.

SID Friday Speaker Series: Daniel Nepsted on environmental conservation
Fri. Mar. 13, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Heller School G3

Dr. Daniel Nepsted (Chief Program Officer for Environmental Conservation Programs at the Moore Foundation) will talk about the idea of a payment framework to compensate nations who maintain forests.

Culture Combat: Provoking the Social Imaginary
Sat. Mar. 14, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Heller School - Schneider Building

A Cultural Production graduate student conference. Academic papers, posters, videos, installations, multimedia works and performance pieces will explore the nature and significance of the culturally provocative in a diverse range of genres, media, and locations.

Lydian String Quartet: Around the World in a String Quartet
Sat. Mar. 14, 7:00 p.m. lecture, 8:00 p.m. concert
Slosberg Music Center

The Lydian String Quartet continues their concert series presenting musical narratives from Peru to the Czech Republic.
Tickets are $10- $25, available online or by calling 781-736-3400.
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Heller's Zinner Lecture to tackle illegal immigration policies on March 11
Paul Solman '66 moderates debate between Steven Camerota and Rinku Sen.

MusicUnitesUS presents Nettle: a unique intercultural experience
This upcoming Brandeis residency and concert will include North African folk, free improvisation, Arab and Western classical traditions and hip-hop break-beats.

Heller student Harris Najib discusses Afghanistan's presidential race (The Huffington Post)

March 8th HBI event on gender and human rights: An interview with Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella

Student News: Committee to study abroad drafts selection criteria list, SunDeis spotlights schedule & special guest, Success of 'Millionaire' at the Academy Awards is no surprise, Intended Consequences: WSRC exhibit sheds light on survivors of rape and their children
Photograph of Eliana Dotan, above, by Mike Lovett.
 
THIS WEEK
GLOBAL CAREER CORNERcareer
Going Global: A resource for international careers

Connecting International Experience to your Job Search
3/11, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Usdan Alumni Lounge

City Year Information Session
3/11, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Usdan Hiatt Conference Room

Exciting Careers in Health
3/14, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Usdan Alumni Lounge
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL EVENTS

Brown Bag Seminar: Laarni Bulan
3/11, 12:00 p.m., Lemberg, Alumni Common Room

CEO Forum: Martin J. Gross '72, Founder and President, Sandalwood Securities Inc.
 3/12, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCESopportunities

WORKSHOPS & INFO

Applying to Graduate School
3/11, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Hassenfeld Conference Center, Lurias

Fulbright Fellowship Info Session
3/12, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Usdan, Student Financial Services Conference Room

Classical Studies: Meet the Majors
3/12, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Olin-Sang 104

RSVP FOR UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar. 22 - 23: The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies presents Tel Aviv at 100: Myth, Memory and Actuality.

Mar. 23: The Brandeis International Business School presents "Global Crisis? Opportunity for Entrepreneurs!", the 2009 Asper Forum for Global Entrepreneurship. RSVP by 3/16.

DEADLINES

Hiatt Career Center World of Work (WOW Fellowships)
Deadline 3/13

Summer Study Abroad
Deadline 3/13

Louis D. Brandeis Social Justice Fellowships
Deadline 3/13

HBI Seminar Series - Families, Children and the Holocaust
Proposals due 3/16

The Lily Safra Internship Program
Deadline 3/18

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Study and Work Abroad

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International Students & Scholars Office

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