Happy Summer!
This is the last Global Brandeis newsletter of the academic year. The newsletter will resume in September.
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A Night for Haiti
5/1 | 7:30 p.m.
Levin Ballroom
Celebrate the success of the Brandeis Haiti Relief
Effort (BHRE) and
raise funds to support Partners in Health, Hope for Haiti, and Empowering
Through Education (ETE) camp. Tickets are $10 for students.
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'Science of Art' opening reception
5/1 | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Kriznick Gallery at The Women's Study Research Center
The Kniznick Gallery will explore the connections between science and
art with an exhibition of work by painter/printmaker Guhapriya Ranganathan and
sculptor Nancy Selvage.
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Uncommencement
5/6 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) Atrium
The Ethics Center celebrates its graduating seniors.
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Commencement 2010
5/23 | 10:30 a.m.
Gosman Sports and Convocation Center
Celebrate the University's 59th Commencement exercises. Paul Simon, one of the six honorary degree recipients, will sing at the main ceremony. Visit the website for pertinent information and schedules.
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Singing Party
5/5 | 5:00 p.m.
Laurie Theater
Dance and Movement Showcase
5/9 | 2:00 p.m.
Mainstage Theater
The Brandeis Theater Company wraps up its 2009-2010 season with two events that showcase the works of Nancy Armstrong and Susan Dibble and their students. Both events are open to all and
free
of charge.
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'Thursdays this Spring' Buddhism Speaker Series
5/6 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Heller G3
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Legatum Pericles Lecture: The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
5/3 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
MIT
Tang Center
A talk by Dr. Alejandro Toledo, former president of Peru.
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The Balkans 2010: Is the Euro-Atlantic Enlargement on Track?
5/4 | 2:15 p.m.
Nye A, Taubman Building (5th floor), John F. Kennedy School of
Government
A talk by Ivan Vejvoda, executive director of the Balkan Trust for
Democracy.
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Supporting Haiti
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 Empowering Through Education Camp founder, Shaina Gilbert '10, recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) University in Miami. Nearly 1,500 college students, youth organizations, and university officials met to discuss solutions to pressing global issues. Read Shaina's blog about GGI U.
The Brandeis community has raised over $23,000 towards the Haiti Relief Effort. It is on track to surpass its target goal of raising $25,000. This Saturday, May 1, the Hope for Haiti fundraiser will celebrate the
success of the Brandeis Haiti Relief
Effort and
raise funds for Partners in Health, Hope for Haiti, and Empowering
Through Education (ETE) camp. Tickets are $10 for students. Read More. |
Living History While Teaching It: A Talk with Marysa Navarro Aranguren
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Marysa Navarro Aranguren, this year's Madeline Haas Russell Visiting Professor in Non-Western Studies in the department of History and program of Latin American and Latino Studies, talks to the Office of Global Affairs about her life, experiences and career. Read More. |
New institute established at Heller School
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The Schneider Institutes and the Programs in Sustainable International
Development at Brandeis are collaborating to create an Institute for
Global Health and Development, a research institute housed within the
Heller School for Social Policy and Management designed to garner
information that will help policymakers increase their focus on the
impoverished. Read More.
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Traveling to India? Join the Brandeis-India Initiative Travel Database
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The Office of Global Affairs has created a sharable database of recent and upcoming travel to India. All faculty, students, staff, and alumni/friends who are traveling to India are encouraged to submit an entry and to visit the live database site. See the database. (You will need to first enter your UNET password.)
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Wanted: Bloggers
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