GLOBAL BRANDEIS
COVERING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 2009
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EVENTS
Campus Events
How 'early retirement' to Peace Corps can change your life for the next decade
11/2 | 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Liberman Lecture Hall

Informal discussion by Marilee McClintock, recently retired as Program and Operations Specialist for the Crisis Corps in Sri Lanka.

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Global Brandeis Symposium Keynote Lecture
11/2 | 5:00 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall

Dr. Kris Olds will deliver a keynote lecture entitled "Cross-Border Higher Education, Authoritarianism,
and the Global Governance of Academic Freedom."

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The Challenge of the UN Gaza Report
11/5 | 5:00 p.m.
Levin Ballroom

Justice Richard Goldstone, head of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, and Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, will exchange views on the controversial UN Gaza Report's findings.

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Global Event Highlights 09-10
October 2009 Events

Lectures & Panels by Region/Department
Jewish Women, Disabilities, and Activism: The Legacy of Gaby Brimmer
11/4 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, WSRC

A panel discussion about Gaby Brimmer, a Jewish Mexican woman with physical disabilities who is also a disability activist.

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French Film Series: Sugar Cane Alley
11/5 | 7:00 p.m.
Lown 2

Sugar Cane Alley recounts the efforts of a young boy who wants an education in the 1930's colonial, plantation-based society of Martinique.

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Boston Area Events
Women and Health: Comprehensive Focus for Global Health
11/2 | 4:00 p.m.
Radcliffe Gymnasium
10 Garden Street
Radcliffe Yard

Julio Frenk, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, will discuss the evolution of the international health agenda's approach of women's wellness, using Mexico as a case study.

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Running Out of Water: What's the Problem, What's the Solution?
11/3 | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
MIT Tang Center
Wong Auditorium

This Catherine N. Stratton Critical Issues Lecture brings together four professionals who have spent years studying and working on water problems around the world.

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Film Screening: Sin Nombre
11/4 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
MIT, Compton Labs, Room 100

The story of a Honduran woman's journey to the USA with her uncle and father. Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Cary Fukunaga.

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NEWS
UN Gaza Report Event
On Thursday,
Justice Richard Goldstone, head of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, and Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, will exchange views on the UN Gaza Report's controversial findings.

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Global Brandeis Symposium
On Monday Dr. Kris Olds, Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver the keynote lecture for the Office of Global Affairs' second Global Brandeis Symposium entitled "New Knowledge Spaces and Places."

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Inaugural Soli Sorabjee Lecture
On Monday, November 16, the South Asian Studies Department will present the first inaugural Soli Sorabjee Lecture Series, featuring Sugata Bose, Director of the South Asia Initiative at Harvard University.

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News recaps
Blog
The Delight of Starbucks
Campus Resources
Global Brandeis Portal
Areas of Study
International Students and Scholars Office
Office of Study Abroad
Global Studies Program
Hiatt Career Center - International
Experiential Learning
OPPORTUNITIES
Info Sessions & Fairs
Study Abroad Information Session
11/2 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Usdan 122

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IGS and Study Abroad Information Session
11/3 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Feldberg Lounge

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Mandatory Study Abroad Pre-Departure Orientation
11/5 | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Gerstenzang 123

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Deadlines
Jane's Travel Grant for Latin American Studies Application Deadline
11/2 by 9 a.m.

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Sorensen Application Due
11/2 by 5 p.m.

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International Dissertation Research Fellowship Deadline
11/3

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Study Abroad Notification Deadline
11/6 by noon

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Students Crossing Boundaries Fellowship Application Deadline
11/13

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Carnegie Junior Fellows Program Deadline
11/16

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Teach for India Second Deadline
11/22

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Tauber Institute Graduate Research Awards Deadline
12/1

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NSEP Boren Undergraduate Scholarship - Internal Campus Deadline
12/11

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External Funding
Clinton Global Initiative University - Early Decision Deadline
11/20

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Women Deliver 2010 Conference Scholarship Application Deadline
12/15

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