Artist-in-Residence Andi Arnovitz
2/1 - 2/24
Kniznick Gallery
Visit the installation in progress of Tear/Repair, a series of paper coats for Jewish women who have impacted history and changed the world.
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Global Affairs Round Table: Relief Efforts Following a Natural Disaster - Perspectives on Relief
Efforts Around the World with Haiti in the News
2/8 | 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Lurias Conference Room, Hassenfeld
Dr. Laurence Simon, professor and director of the Sustainable
International Development program at the Heller School, will be the guest speaker. Please RSVP.
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Zimbabwe - 'A Vision for Recovery'
2/9 | 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Heller, Zinner Forum
David Coltart, Senator and Minister of Education for Zimbabwe, will
address the crisis in Zimbabwean schools and outline options for
international support.
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Crown Center Brown Bag Seminar: Israel, the Palestinians, and the One-State Agenda
2/9 | 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Heller 163
Dr. Hussein Ibish will discuss his most recent book "What's Wrong with the
One-State Agenda? Why Ending the Occupation and Peace with Israel is
Still the Palestinian National Goal."
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The Green Canvas: The Artist as Environmental Activist
2/9 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Pollack Auditorium
Hoseob Yoon, an artist specializing in incorporating environmental themes into his work in education and design, delivers the keynote address of his Distinguished Visiting Practitioner Residency.
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Who's Counting? Women and the Media
2/9 | 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Lecture Forum Online
E.J. Graff, Associate Director and Senior Researcher at the Schuster Institute, will simulcast a lecture examining how gender bias in the news media affects gender equality in our culture.
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SID Friday Speaker Series
2/12 | 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Heller G4
A talk by David Branigan, International Director of Bikes not Bombs.
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| Lectures & Panels by Region/Department |
Mourning Matters: Trauma and Subaltern Visibility in Francisco Oller's El velorio
2/10 | 4:00 p.m.
Shiffman 219
A talk by Jason Cortes from
Rutgers University.
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Classical Studies Film Series
2/10 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Shiffman 219
The Classical Colloquium Series presents "Jason and the Argonauts."
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Sociology Colloquium Series: High End Ethnic: Cultural Production and the Reproduction of Culture in Fashion Modeling
2/11 | 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Pearlman Lounge
A talk by Ashley Mears, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University.
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Anthropology Colloquium Series: Laws of Love and Madness:
Sex and Law in Indian Psychiatry
2/11 | 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Brown
A talk by Sarah Pinto, assistant professor of anthropology at Tufts University.
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Spain and Latin American Photo Contest and Mixer
2/11 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Shiffman 123
Show off your photos and share your adventures. Free snacks and prizes to the best photographers.
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Jewish Colloquium Series: History and Myth: The Bible in Martin Buber's Early Addresses on Judaism
2/11 | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lown 315
A talk by Claire Sufrin from Northeastern University.
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Challenges Posed by the Iraqi Humanitarian Situation
2/9 | 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
MIT, Muckley 496
A talk by Michel Gabaudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Film Screening and Q&A with Director: "View from a Grain of Sand"
2/10 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
MIT, Landau 110
Shot in refugee camps in Pakistan and Kabul, three
remarkable Afghan women lead us through the maze of Afghanistan's
complex history, informing this examination of how international
interventions, war and the rise of political Islam have stripped Afghan
women of their freedom over the last thirty years.
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Updates from India
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Brandeis University President Jehuda Reinharz is in India this week to speak at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, address the Asia Society in Mumbai, and visit with Brandeis alumni, parents, partners, and friends (including former attorney general of India Soli Sorabjee and his wife Zena, above). The trip is a part of the broader Brandeis-India Initiative, a multi-dimensional effort which seeks to strengthen Brandeis connections to India and South Asia.
Daniel Terris, Vice President of Global Affairs, blogs about the Brandeis trip to India:
A Brandeis Passage to India
A Brandeis Delhi Gathering
Inside the Lotus: Exile, journey, and oneness
In the Company of a Human Rights Giant
A Green University
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Bronner discusses impartiality in Israel
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New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner spoke to the
Brandeis community Tuesday about the necessity of objective reporting in
Israel, and the difficulties reporters face in pursuit of it.
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Haseob Yoon: Artist as Environmental Activist
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This week, Hoseob Yoon, a South Korean graphic artist who has devoted his career
and his life to protecting the environment, will serve as the Ethics Center's
fourth Distinguished Visiting Practitioner. The residency will include class visits, art demonstrations, exhibits,
and one-on-one visits with students and members of the community.
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Applying for WOW Internship Funding
2/9 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Hiatt Career Center
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The American Jewish Community JBS Info Session
2/11 | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Usdan Academic Services Conference Room
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