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Now in print: "Advocacy for Policy Change: Brandeis students work to reform Massachusetts law" (2013 edition)

Read or download [PDF] the newest anthology of the work of students from "Advocacy for Policy Change" (LGLS 161b). Issues include conflict minerals, comprehensive sex education, domestic worker rights, online voter registration, support for homeless youth, a coal-free Commonwealth…and more!

Thoughts from the undergrad interns of the Brandeis Institute for International Judges

Sixteen judges from 13 international courts and tribunals attended the ninth Brandeis Institute for International Judges in July in Lund, Sweden. The theme: “The International Rule of Law in a Human Rights Era.” Three undergraduate interns from Brandeis provided support throughout the Institute: Rida Abu Rass '14, Anastasia Austin '14 and Alex Glomset '14. Read their reflections on the experience.

New Ethical Inquiry: The Ethics of Hate Crimes Legislation

Two recent tragedies, the deaths of Tyler Clementi and Trayvon Martin, have brought the topic of hate crime legislation to the forefront of public discourse. An Ethical Inquiry by Hailey Magee '15, including an original interview with President Lawrence, an expert on the topic. Explore!

Thoughts from a Sorensen Summer

Sorensen Fellows Damiana Andonova '15, Hailey Magee '15, Nelly Schläfereit ’15, Abie Troen '14 and Hannah Young '15 reflect on internship experiences have been in turns enlightening, confusing, thought-provoking, inspiring, challenging, impactful and more. Their thoughts….

Three exceptional individuals join the International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board to the Ethics Center has recently welcomed three new members: Zia Mody (India), John Shattuck (Hungary), and Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan). Read more about these exceptional individuals here.Cindy Cohen, Director of Programs in Peacebuilding and the Arts, honored with award

Peacebuilding and the Arts director honored for global leadership

Cindy Cohen, director of programs in peacebuilding and the arts, was honored by Medicine Wheel Productions as a 2013 "Medicine Woman" for her global leadership in engaging artists to work for social change. The award follows close on the heels of the profile of Cindy Cohen in the May/June 2013 issue of American Theatre magazine.

Brandeis alumni admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States

Brandeis University President Frederick Lawrence was joined by Dan Terris, Director of the Ethics Center, at the session admitting Brandeis University alumni to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. President Lawrence presented the motion for their admission to the bar, and the Brandeis group was joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Ginsburg after this session admitting them to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more about the session in President Lawrence's blog post.