Knowledge Justice Excellence

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Reina Guerrero

Reina Guerrero

Undergraduate '11

Reina Guerrero is a history major and is a double minor in politics and journalism.  She is co- captain of the cheerleading team and co- president belly dance ensemble. She is the coordinator for the Chatting Program at the Office of Admissions.  She is currently a staff writer for the Justice newspaper.

Lexi Kriss

Lexi Kriss

Undergraduate '11

Lexi Kriss is a midyear student and is currently a sophomore. She is an HSSP: Health, Science, Society, and Policy major and a Spanish minor. Her greatest desire is to inspire social change.

Jamie Fleishman

Jamie Fleishman

Undergraduate '11

Jamie Fleishman is a sophomore at Brandeis from Poughkeepsie, NY. He plans to major in politics with possible minors in Journalism and East Asian Studies.

Vivek Venugopal

Vivek Venugopal

Undergraduate '09

Vivek Venugopal is a senior on the pre-med track. He is majoring in Biology, and minoring in Business and Chemistry.

Ethan Feuer

Ethan Feuer

Admissions Counselor

Ethan Feuer is an Assistant Director of Admissions and graduated from Brandeis, majoring in History, Politics and minoring in Education. In his free time though, he enjoys performing improvisational comedy and participating in various urban playground events.

Mark Auslander

Mark Auslander

Faculty Member

Mark Auslander is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology. He directs the interdisciplinary  graduate program in Cultural Production and has served as the university's academic director of Community-Engaged Learning.  He has done research on ritual, politics and art in southern and central Africa and in African-American communities in the American South. He teaches courses on African societies and cultures, the cross cultural study of art, and museums. See his regular cultural studies blog at:  http://culturalproductions.blogspot.com

Scott Edmiston

Scott Edmiston

Director of the Office of the Arts

Scott Edmiston is the Director of the Office of the Arts, which cultivates the performing, visual and cultural arts at Brandeis.  His work advocates that creativity, community, and arts participation are essential to global citizenship and a new vision for this century. He also teaches dramatic literature in the Brandeis Department of Theatre Arts. An award-winning theatre director, Scott has directed nearly 40 productions in Greater Boston. Recently projects include "The History Boys", "The Light in the Piazza" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". www.brandeis.edu/arts
Jenna Brofsky

Jenna Brofsky

Undergraduate '10

Jenna Brofsky is excited to be a senior this fall at Brandeis! She is majoring in International and Global Studies with minors in Environmental Studies and Economics.
Emily Frost

Emily Frost

Emily Frost

Emily Frost is a senior at Brandeis majoring in Politics and minoring in Legal Studies. Although she is originally from Saratoga Springs, NY, she is an avid Red Sox fan! Emily is on the Executive Board for Student Global AIDS Campaign - Brandeis' HIV/AIDS awareness and activism group. She also is a tour guide for the Office of Admissions, a member of Brandeis' running club, involved in Jewish life, and volunteers in the Waltham community through the Waltham Group. Emily studied abroad in the Spring of 2009 in London.
Coleman Mahler

Coleman Mahler

Coleman Mahler

Coleman Mahler is a Freshman at Brandeis this Fall. His major is undecided, but he is interested History, Creative Writing, Literature, NEJS and a host of other areas. He runs a current events radio program on WBRS Brandeis Radio, and is involved with SEA, Students for Environmental Action.