Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
3/1 | 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Rapaporte Treasure Hall
Harvard professor Michael Sandel '75 discuss his new New York Times
bestselling book.
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The Reckoning
3/2 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Lown Auditorium
Follow ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and his team
for 3 years across 4 continents as he issues arrest warrants for Lord's
Resistance Army leaders in Uganda, puts Congolese warlords on trial,
shakes up the Colombian justice system, and charges Sudan's President
Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur.
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The Tipping Point in LGBT Healthcare: When Social Justice and Social
Policy Meet the Scientific Method
3/2 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Heller, Zinner Forum
A discussion by Dr. Judy Bradford, Ph.D and Dr. Valerie Fein-Zachary, M.D.
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2010 Lubin Symposium: The Perils and Promise of Intergenerational Feminism
3/4 | 10:00 a.m.
Presentation Room, Carl and Ruth Shapiro Admissions Center
Susan Faludi speaks on "The Mother-Daughter Power Failure."
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SID Friday Speaker Series
3/5 | 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Heller G4
A talk by
Can Erbil, Assistant Professor of Economics at IBS.
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A Coming Together...Musika Rox
3/6 | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Levin Ballroom
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World Music Concert: The
Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan
3/6 | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Slosberg Music Center
See description, center news section. Tickets are $20/$10 in advance, $25/$15 at the door.
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| Lectures & Panels by Region/Department |
IBS Speaker Series: Making Your Mark: Conversations about Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship
3/2 | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lee Lecture Hall
A talk by Florine Mark, President and Chairman of the Board at The WW Group, Inc
(Weight Watchers largest franchise group).
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Anthropology Colloquia Series: The Archaeology of Love and Sex in the Ancient Near East
3/3 | 2:10 - 3:30 p.m.
Lown 301
A talk by Aren Maeir from the Martin (Szusz) Department of
Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University.
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Anthropology Colloquia Series: Canaanites, Philistines, Israelites and Crusaders: the excavations at
Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel
3/3 | 5:10 - 6:35 p.m.
Lown 2
A second talk by Aren Maeir.
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Jewish Studies Colloquium: Jewish Travel Cultures of Remembrance: Reinvention of Local Traditions
3/4 | 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Lown 315
A talk by Nils Roemer from the University of Texas at
Dallas.
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'Summer Wars' Screening and Discussion with
Director Mamoru Hosoda
3/1 | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
MIT, Compton 100
A nominee for the Japan Academy Prize for Best Animated Film of 2009, this
film explores the drama of high school romance, hackers in virtual
worlds, and the complexities of extended families.
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Noam Chomsky Speaks on Palestine
3/2 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Boston University,
Jacob Sleeper Auditorium,
871 Commonwealth Avenue
Noam Chomsky is a prolific author of several dozen books and an
Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT, where he taught for over half a
century. He will be speaking as part of Boston University Israel
Apartheid Week.
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Considering Copenhagen: Rethinking Climate Policy
3/4 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Tufts University
Coolidge Room, Ballou
Hall
A panel discussion to consider the results of the Copenhagen Climate
Conference with a particular focus on identifying analytical gaps and
research needs to inform international climate change policy going
forward.
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Invitation for March 8: student engagement with world leaders
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Sign up for a unique opportunity to talk with justices, ambassadors, and other members of the Ethics Center International Advisory Board.
Learn more and sign up
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Unity Through Music: Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan and Musika Rox
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This Saturday, Brandeis will be treated to two intercultural music performances.
Alim and Fargana Qasimov (pictured above) will culminate their MusicUnitesUS residency with a performance of spiritual Azerbaijani music. See below for the full residency schedule.
Musika Rox will fuse B'yachad, Brandeis' semi-professional Israeli dance troupe and Mochila,
Brandeis' Arab jazz fusion band, in an original cross-cultural performance. (See events, left, for details.)
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Meet the 2010 Sorensen Fellows
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The six 2010 Ethics Center Sorensen Fellows will be pursuing projects
around the globe this summer, including Ecuador, Egypt, India,
Kyrgyzstan, and Tanzania.
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Intercultural Symposia
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The March 4 - 5 Global Brandeis Symposium, "Developing an Intercultural Mindset," highlights the current emphasis on "global" or "inter-cultural"
competence. It will draw upon the work of Dr. Darla Deardorff of Duke
University and the Association of International Education
Administrators. Please view the schedule to sign up for sessions.
The March 16 -18 (EL)2 Experiential Learning, Engaged Learners Symposium will highlight the experiential learning work of over 80 undergraduate students, faculty and staff, including a panel on "The Global: Brandeis students affecting the world."
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New Twitter feed
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 You can now follow Global Brandeis and higher education events and news on Twitter.
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JBS Information Session & Pizza Party
3/2 | 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center 313
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2010 Social Impact Career Fair
3/4 | 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Hassenfeld
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