A Passion for Public Health

Yonina Fleischman
Yonina Fleischman '08 will never forget her year studying abroad in Ghana and Nepal. Her field work in both locations is now a part of her senior thesis. Better yet, the experiences cause her to reflect almost daily. "I hope that in 25 years I'll be doing things that make me this excited, emotional, and passionate," she says. Read more.

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Partnerships for Change 

At Brandeis, our connections with the world are two-way streets. Students who work, research and study abroad cooperate with local people and institutions to create social justice. Our faculty participates in international partnerships in search of knowledge-based approaches to issues of sustainable development. Our campus life pulses with events on world issues and with international students and visitors who in turn spread Brandeis zeal and learning to all points of the globe. And we use the bridges of arts and culture to build and sustain connections based on equality and mutual respect.

Arjun AppaduraiThe Globalization of the
American University

Noted anthropologist and former Brandeis Wien International Scholar Arjun Appadurai '70 led off a university-wide discussion on "The Global" with this keynote address. Now on video (Quicktime required). >more details >more events

The International Judge: An Introduction to the Men and Women Who Decide the World's Cases

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