Previous Events
Previous major events initiated by the Center include:
Brazil's Balancing Act: Reconciling the Demands of Economic Development, Environmental Protection and Indigenous Rights
Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence
10 Years of Innovative Approaches to Global Coexistence and Justice
Pieces of the Coexistence Puzzle
9/11 – Reflections Five Years Later
For round-ups of other past events, see our News section or use the "Search" function above to search for a specific event or topic.
Cosponsorship guidelines
For information about Ethics Center cosponsorship of your campus event, click here.
Upcoming Events
All events are free and open to the public, except where noted. Starred events (*) are coordinated by the Center. All other events are cosposonsored by the Center. Click here to request Ethics Center funding and/or publicity for your Brandeis campus event.
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| damiana andonova, sorensen '13, in bulgaria. |
*We Give You $4000, You Put Social Justice Into Action:
Sorensen Fellowship 2014
Preliminary Application deadline
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Time: By 5:00 pm
Location: Online, plus hard copy essay appreciated to Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) room 309
Preliminary Application materials here. For more information, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
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| brandeis in the hague students in front of the int'l criminal Court. |
*Symposium on Internships and Experiential Learning in International Justice
Monday, October 7, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) room 209 - across from the Heller School
This session will feature students who have completed internships or hands-on experiences related to international courts and tribunals, international judges, human rights, and related areas. If you are interested in the Brandeis in the Hague program or in international justice in general, please attend!
Pizza will be served. This event is hosted by Study Abroad and the Ethics Center. For more information, contact Leigh Swigart.
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*Proposal Writing Workshop
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location: Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) Atrium, across from the Heller School
Come learn how to write an effective funding proposal. Workshop leaders will present tools and exercises for sharpening your prose. This workshop is open to all, though it will be of particular benefit to those who have submitted a Sorensen Fellowship Preliminary Application.
For more information, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Location: Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) Atrium, across from the Heller School
What’s it like to be queer in a foreign country? A panel of Brandeis students will speak about their study abroad and internship experiences at destinations in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
This forum is cosponsored by Triskelion, the Office of Study Abroad, and the Ethics Center as part of Coming Out Week and International Education Week.
For more information, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
*'DEIS Impact: Exploring Social Justice on Campus, in Waltham & Around the World
Event Proposal and Funding Request Deadline
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Time: By midnight
Location: Application here
What's YOUR social justice? Propose an event and request funding for 'DEIS Impact 2014, Brandeis University's annual festival of social justice, featuring talks, performances, discussions, workshops and more, planned by students, professors, clubs, and academic departments.
More information here, or with questions, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
With My Mind Set on Freedom: Black Feminism, Intersectionality and Social Justice
Dr. Patricia Hill Collins ’69, PhD ’84 - Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize Lecture
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library
Patricia Hill Collins, an eminent scholar who has dedicated her career to understanding the intersections of race, gender and class, will give a lecture in conjunction with being awarded the fifth annual Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize for lasting and outstanding scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and religious relations. Dr. Collins is the author of seven books including the seminal Black Feminist Thought and is currently a Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She served as the 100th president of the American Sociological Association and was the first African American woman to hold that office.
“It is difficult to overstate Professor Collins’ contribution to our understanding of the intersection of race, gender and justice in this country,” notes President Lawrence in a BrandeisNOW article announcing Collins as this year’s recipient. “It is especially meaningful to award the Gittler Prize to a Brandeis alumna, who traces her intellectual roots back to this institution and one of its pioneering faculty members.”
The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize was created by the late Professor Joseph B. Gittler to recognize outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations. The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Endowed Fund at Brandeis supports this annual award. The lecture is hosted by the Office of the President.
All are welcome to attend. RSVP (optional) on Facebook. For more information, please contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
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| Meet the 2013 Sorensen Fellows! |
*We Give You $4000, You Put Social Justice Into Action:
Sorensen Fellowship 2014
Application deadline
Monday, November 4, 2013
Time: By 5:00 pm
Location: Online, plus hard copy materials to Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex (ASAC) room 309
Application materials here. For more information, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
*Immigrants and Access to Higher Education: A Conversation with Dean Flagel and Brandeis Immigration Education Initiative
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: Mandel Center for the Humanities Reading Room 303
What are the issues for undocumented immigrants seeking higher education? How do these issues play out in state schools, private schools, and at Brandeis? Hear Dean Flagel and Brandeis Immigration Education Initiative club members discuss this timely topic.
Sponsored by Brandeis Immigration Education Initiative (BIEI), the Immigrant Support Services Practicum, and the Ethics Center.
For more information, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
*Immigrant Support Services Practicum Presentation: Learnings from a Semester in the Community
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 1:50 pm
Location: Lurias, Hassenfeld Conference Center (Upper Sherman)
A city where over a dozen languages are spoken at home, Waltham presents an array of opportunities and challenges for a substantial community of immigrants. Join the students in the Immigrant Support Services Practicum, taught by Marci McPhee and peer assistant Jennah Jacobs '15, as the students share learnings from a semester of working with organizations in Waltham supporting immigrants.
For more information, contact ethics@brandeis.edu.
*'DEIS Impact: Exploring Social Justice on Campus, in Waltham & Around the World
February 1 - 10, 2014
What's YOUR social justice? Save the date for 'DEIS Impact 2014, Brandeis University's annual festival of social justice, featuring talks, performances, discussions, workshops and more, planned by students, professors, clubs, and academic departments.
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| kweku mandela-amuah | ndaba mandela |
February 5, 2014
Keynote by Kweku Mandela-Amuah and Ndaba Mandela, the grandchildren of Nelson Mandela and founders of the Africa Rising Foundation
February 10, 2014
SoJust Leadership Forum, with Brandeis alumni in social justice fields, sponsored by Hiatt Career Center
And much more!
Propose an event and apply for funding by October 22, 2013 at midnight!
'DEIS Impact is a collaboration between the Brandeis Undergraduate Student Union and the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, with support from the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice. Questions? Contact ethics@brandeis.edu.