GLOBAL BRANDEIS
April 27 - May 3, 2009  
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The Intercultural Center presents Achhut: "Tales of Dalit Woes"
Apr. 27, 5:30 p.m.
The Intercultural Center (in East Quad)

Join the Intercultural Center and meet Bimal Gadal, human rights activist, documentary maker, and NGO organizer. Bimal will talk about the Dalits in Nepal and their caste system, followed by a screening of the documentary he wrote and helped create.

Weekend Events Reminder
Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 25th - 26th
Various locations: Follow link for details.
Apr. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Goldfarb Library Rapaporte Treasure Hall

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Roundtable on Gender and Jewish Thought: Panel Discussions
Apr. 27, 8:30 a.m.
Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, Women's Studies Research Center

The "Gender and Jewish Thought" conference will bring together leading scholars of Jewish thought to discuss the field's engagement with gender studies. Scholars will discuss methods of applying gender theory to the study of Jewish texts, the fruit that the critical engagement between gender and Jewish studies has yielded, and possibilities for further research. Follow the link for full conference schedule.

"Memory and Mitzvah", a talk by Yehuda Kurtzer
Apr. 29, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Goldfarb Rapaporte Treasure Hall

Speaking at this event is Yehuda Kurtzer, Charles R. Bronfman Visiting Assistant Professor in Jewish Communal Innovation. Sponsored by Hornstein: The Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University.

Theodore C. Sorensen Fellowship Info Session
(formerly the Ethics Center Student Fellowship)
Apr. 30, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) Atrium (across from the Heller School)

Learn how you can receive up to $4000 to help change the world by doing an internship in an organization of your choice. Rising sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL EVENTS

Research Seminar: Guido Lorenzoni (MIT)
Apr. 30, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Lemberg Academic Center: Alumni Common Room

Follow the link for more information on this and other Brandeis International Business School events.
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Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra
The Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra

Majestic? Degenerate? Carmina Burana continues to intrigue the world's musicians
Brandeis unites with Wellesley College for a blockbuster concert as part of Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts.

Heller's Ricardo Godoy explores modern times in the Amazon
A Stone-Age culture meets the global-market economy

Culture X 2009: Rise Up (slideshow)
Students call on the Brandeis community to rise up and create a newfound hope during these challenging times

Ethics Center board leader to head UN Gaza probe
Richard J. Goldstone was prosecutor in Yugoslavia, Rwanda investigations

Brandeis panel grades Obama's first 100 days and foreign policy (The Daily News Tribune)
Economist Gregg Mankiw, Ambassador Charles Dunbar and professor Stuart Altman gather to discuss President Obama's progress
THIS WEEK
GLOBAL CAREERScareer                                      
NACE 2009 International Virtual Career Fair
Apr. 13, runs through June 1st

Search for jobs with global employers interested in hiring international students.

Working in the Renewable Energy Technology Field
Apr. 24, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Heller G2

Learn more about the renewable energy field. RSVP required: Denise Riebman.

Health/Public Policy - Recruiter-In-Residence Program (registration required!)
Apr. 29, 12:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Usdan, Hiatt Career Center

F-1 Employment Workshop
Apr. 29, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Kutz, 2nd Floor Conference Room
OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCESopportunities

Undergraduate Admissions Seeks International Ambassadors

Help new international undergraduates connect with Brandeis before they arrive. Contact: Katy West,  kwest@brandeis.edu .

WORKSHOPS & INFO

Fulbright Info Session
4/27, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Usdan, Student Financial Services Conference Room

Study Abroad Info Session
4/29, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Usdan 122

Study Abroad Application Workshop
4/30, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Usdan, Alumni Lounge
Workshop: Answering those difficult interview questions(signup required) 
4/30, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Lemberg Alumni Common Room

DEADLINES

BUTEX
(British Transatlantic Exchange Association)
500 pounds for students studying at certain UK institutions.
Deadline 8/1
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Study and Work Abroad

Internships at Brandeis

International Students & Scholars Office

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Study Abroad

Environmental Studies: EARTHNOTES

Internships

CALENDARS

myBrandeis Calendar

BLOGS, WIKIS, & NEWSLETTERS

Global Studies Working Group

Gender and International Development initiatives (GAIDI)

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