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December 2011

• Returning to the Old New World or the New Old World? Ludmila Shtern Discusses her New Book. (blog)
  

• Israeli Author Michal Govrin Shares her Story as the Daughter of a Holocaust Survivor (blog)
  

• Changing the world, one children's book at a time (global news)
  

• WORLDVIEW: Rare meetings in Madrid (global news)
  

• Symposium addresses role of theater in justice (global news)
  

• Opportunities for Israel in a changing Middle East (global news)
  

• Magid departs with Gov. Patrick to South America (global news)
  

• Teaching from experience: Polonsky’s studies reflect his upbringing in South Africa (global news)
  

• Altered Consciousness: Focusing our interest on Iran (global news)
  

• Remove politics from Israel abroad program (global news)
  

• WORLDVIEW: A sports culture in Stockholm global news)

• New Brandeis Magazine analyzes Arab spring (global news)
  

• Earthquake relief efforts (global news)
  

• Bubor Cha Cha offers top quality Malaysian fusion cuisine (global news)
  

• Henna by Sienna (global news)
  

November 2011

• Mapping culture, Plague in 18th-century London (global news)
  

• Terror effects, prevention subjects of guest speakers (global news)
  

• Honor and Shame in Forced Marriages (global news)
  

• Polonsky to receive Kulczycki Prize for work in Polish studies (global news)
  

• The passions of Ann E. Lucas: Music, ecstasy and the Mideast (global news)

• German Author Martin Walzer Addresses Brandeis Students on the Complexities of Public Speaking (blog)
  

• ESL programs grow with international student body (global news)
  

• Feldman to discuss impact of Arab Spring on Israel (global news)

• Brandeis Professor Allaya Nandakumar Discusses Remedies for Global Health Spending (blog)
  

• Rwandans try to heal after genocide (global news)
  

• MELA displays South Asian heritage (global news)
  

• IGS hosts discussion on unsustainable practices (global news)
  

• Baum speaks on economic aspects of the occupation (global news)
  

• Chomsky offers ideas (global news)
  

• 'Lunch for Lenana' to raise funds for Kenyan school (global news)

• Soldier discusses army ethics (global news)

• Patrick stresses Mass-Israel relationship at tech summit (global news)

• From Ghana to Brandeis: The race of a lifetime (global news)

• Magid joins trade mission to Brazil (global news)
  

• “World Citizen” shows off a new side of Africa (global news)

• Sharing art with Ghanaian children (global news)

• TSA raises money for Turkey quake (global news)
  

• MELA gives voice to South Asian culture (global news)

• In hall of orators, a closer look at anti-Semitism (global news)
  

• 8,000 miles and a war between us (global news)
  

• Teaching English in Japan: a midyear’s experience (global news)
  

• Patrick to open Data Storage Summit at Brandeis (global news)
  

• Dreaming and running with Murakami (global news)

• Musical narrative parallels pianist’s life story (global news)

• Diwali festival: Fashion, dance, food and — above all — light (global news)

• Sophomore travels to Morocco to discuss Holocaust (global news)

• India’s LGBT facing tough discrimination, visiting professor finds (global news)

• Prof lectures on Indian homophobia (global news)

• Morehouse ’00 pointing for London Olympics (global news)
  

• Reminding students to be mindful in a time of war (global news)
  

• Search for director indicates health of AAAS (global news)
• Engagement and Ambition at the eXperiential eXpo (blog)

• Dean Magid to accompany Gov. Patrick to Brazil (global news)

• Musical Presentation by Jane Sapp Opens the Peacebuilding and the Arts Weekend Intensive (blog)

• ETHICAL INQUIRY: NOVEMBER 2011 (global news)

• JUDICIAL COLLOQUIUM IN INDIA ORGANIZED BY BRANDEIS (global news)
  

October 2011

• WORLDVIEW: The duality of China (global news)
  

• Vivid “Encounters” with Indian dance (global news)

• Debt situation in Europe examined (global news)

• Redefining the Holocaust: Israeli author Michal Govrin offers insight for survivors’ families (global news))

• Author brings layered Holocaust tales (global news)

• PIANO RECITAL - NAOKO SUGIYAMA (global news)

• Soli Sorabjee lecture to address decriminalizing homosexuality in India (global news)

• Tibetan Buddhist monk speaks on human rights violations (global news)

• Empowered Through the Arts- The Jenin Freedom Theatre Sharing their Mission (global news)

• Peacebuilding and the Arts unites its participants (global news)

• Andrew Slack '02 gives TEDx talk on culture, activism (global news)

• James VanderVeen lectures about archeological artifacts (global news)

• WORLDVIEW: Beginnings in Buenos Aires (global news)

• Panelists discuss global education and advocacy (global news)

• Networking for a cause (global news)

• Two Presidents: An Interview (global news)

• Latin Club members talk with president of Honduras (global news)

• Tibetan monk to speak of compassion and abuse (global news)

• Turkey earthquake support (global news)

• MILANA and Advocacy (blog)

• Global Affairs Table to consider Palestinian UN application (global news)
  

• Two events to address crisis over global debt (global news)

• Secretes of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Romans Revealed at 3rd Annual Archaeology Symposium(global news)

• A fast for Somalia: students rally for famine awareness (global news)
  

• MusicUnitesUS hosts innovative Indian troupe (global news)
  

• IBS finds niche with corporate responsibility curriculum (global news)
  

• Peacebuilding getting a boost on campus and around the world (global news)
  

• Doctor-activist takes on Nicaraguan sex trafficking (global news)
  

• WORLDVIEW: A Parisian Persona (global news)
  

• Alum reflects on experience in Rwanda (global news)

• Students hold fast to raise awareness about hunger (global news)
  

• Three clubs unite to raise awareness for Somali famine (global news)

• Student chefs compete in “Ramen Time" (global news)

• Global Brandeis Profile: Sarah Van Buren. B.A. '13 (blog)

• Reflections on a Mass Murder: Seventy Years after Babi Yar (blog)

• Bringing business savvy to health care (global news)
  

• German dynamo powers innovative energy course (global news)
  

• Fighting for immigrant rights (global news)
  

• BAASA hosts an ‘Iron Chef’-style competition (global news)
  

• Invisible Children presents film and speaker (global news)

• Global Brandeis Profile: Jarnail Singh, M.A. '13 (blog)

• Global Brandeis Profiles: Nahum Gilliat '14 and Alia Goldfarb '13 (blog)
  

• Jewish studies in the Arab world (global news)
  

• Babi Yar massacre remembered (global news)
  
  
• Hindu Seva Pratishthana (blog)
  

• Babi Yar symposium looks at facts, memories, depictions (global news)
  

• Timothy Snyder delivers lecture on upcoming book (global news)
  

• A young man with a plan (global news)
  

September 2011

• IBS Alumni Spotlight: Yuki Hasegawa MA ’10
  
  
• Milcah Bassel PB ’11 speaks about her gender-focused art (global news)
  

• New film documents artists’ attempts to heal the world (global news)
  

• Conflict currently hinges on public relations (global news)
  

• Israeli left plays crucial role in peacemaking (global news)
  

• Hillel pitches tent for discussion (global news)
  
  
• Competing and Converging Narratives (blog)
  

• Asian Food Network taps Prof. Hayes for documentary (global news)
  

• Dynamic New Leader Puts the Oomph Back in Brandeis (global news)
  

• Lawrence and Reichman discuss higher education (global news)
  

• Bello describes health programs (global news)
  

•  Lawrence meets with Israeli college president (global news)
  
  
• Footprints and Stories (blog)
  

• Crown Center Middle East Brief: The Paradox of the Egyptian Revolution (global news)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Tawanna Johnson '16 (blog)
  

• Gullette, Bello to reunite at Brandeis (global news)
  

• Brandeis and IDC radio stations to try exchange (global news)
  

• With his booming voice, Colin Channer inspires new writers (global news)
  

•  Symposium recognizes Polonsky’s publication (global news)
  

• Celebrating a grand life in Polish and Jewish study (global news)
  

• Ethics Center Leadership Council building community (global news)
  

• Lauer discusses human trafficking (global news)
  

• Rabbi discusses human trafficking trade in Israel (global news)
  
  
• Bloomberg editor brings Keene insights to campus (global news)
  

• Community unites to recall victims of 9/11 terror (global news)
  

• Business school students immersed in Turkey (global news)
  

• Turning conflict into coexistence (global news)
  
  
• Author sees religious women reclaiming rights (global news)
  
  
• Time to start thinking about study and work abroad (OGA news)
  

• Wander, a magazine of student experiences abroad, makes its debut at the Study Abroad Fair (OGA news)
  
  
• Fall 2011 "State of the Arts" magazine published (global news)
  

• Panelists discuss how 9/11 shaped last decade (global news)
  
  
• Dueling experts discuss UN Palestinian statehood vote (global news)
  

• Social Justice career fair speaks to college student dilemma (global news)
  
  
• A passionate call for civility in Mideast and on campus (global news)
  

• Discussion, memorial, meal will mark 9/11 anniversary (global news)
  
  
• Analysts to assess potential impact of UN Palestine vote (global news)
  

• Forum to help students connect classroom, careers (global news)
  

• Sorensen Fellows grapple with reality in the field (global news)
  

• Revolutionizing South Sudan (global news)
  

• Experts discuss unrest in Arab world (global news)
  

• Lawrence meets with university presidents in Israel (global news)
  

• September Ethical Inquiry: What are the Ethics of Tourism? (global news)
  

August 2011

• Reflections on a summer in The Hague (OGA news, blog)
  

• From Boston to Brazil - 6 exciting jobs our students tackled this summer (global news)
  

• New courses explore terrorism, religion, music (global news)
  

• Concert season showcases acclaimed music faculty (global news)
  

• Lawrence connects with Israel (global news)
  

• 'Four Seasons' sort of guy goes bicycling in the bush in Mali (global news)
  

• Defending a Jungle Kingdom (global news)

• South Sudan native enjoys revolutionary internship (global news)
  

• Making Connections across Cultures (global news)
  

• Sorensen Fellows Conclude Summer 2011 Internships (global news)
  

• Snuff bottle collection offers views into the Qing (global news)
  
  
• Where is Crescent School? ….On Mosque Road, of course. (blog)
  

• Lydian founder explores beauty in the dissonance of Korean music (global news)
  

• Brandeis sophomore aids Waltham Recycling in bridging language gap (global news)
  

• New Crown Center Middle East Brief: Beyond September: Lessons from Failed Mideast Diplomacy (global news)
  

• Marcus Long awarded new HHMI fellowship (global news)
  

• IBS professor selected as IBM Smarter Planet Faculty Innovation Award winner (global news)
  

• Brandeis Institute for International Judges report now available (global news)
  
  
• The Tibet I Never Knew (blog)
  
  
• Mazel Tov…or should I say Abhinundun (blog)
  

July 2011

• Be a Better Global Collaborator (global news)
  

• What's in a shoe? A story of the people who walked the streets of Dura-Europos (global news)
  

• First volume of Acting Together published (global news)
  

• Sorensen Fellows: Updates from the Field (global news)
  

• Brandeis International Journal releases first issue (global news)
  

• Brandeis Magazine serves up food, food for thought (global news)
  
  
• Mi Familia Anfitriona (blog)
  
  
• First impression of India (blog)
  

• Brandeis Magazine: Summer 2011 (global news)
  
  
• Explorations in India (blog)
  

• Fran Forman's surrealist images win international photo honors (global news)
  
  
• TERI students visit Brandeis (OGA news, blog)
  

• Indian officials get Brandeis take on health, AIDS and development policy (global news)
  
  
• Namaskar (blog)
  

• July Ethical Inquiry: Is There a "Right to Die?" (global news)
  

• Israel Studies Fellows learn, create, disseminate (global news)
  

June 2011

• Milana (blog)
  

• Masala Chat: Images of India (blog)
  

• Looking back (blog)
  

• Elaine Schuster – Fighting To End Human Trafficking (global news)
  
  
• The Culmination of a Trip — The Renewal of a Profound Engagement (OGA news, blog)
  

• Lawrence speaks on universities of the future (global news)
  
  
• Reflecting on prospects and connections (OGA news,  blog)
  
  
• Science and Students – Haifa and Beyond (OGA news, blog)
  

• Lawrence, Justice Barak discuss free speech issues (global news)
  
  
• Brandeis in Haifa, The Boston of Israel (OGA news, blog)
  

• Business School finance program ranked best in US (global news)
  
  
• Mutual commitments to excellence (OGA news, blog)
  
  
• Welcoming Shabbat in Jerusalem with the Brandeis family (OGA news, blog)
  

• The life of the mind (OGA news, blog)
  
  
• What Does the U.S. Want in the Middle East and What Should It Want? (blog)
  

• Building bridges in Tel Aviv and Herzliya (OGA news, blog)
  
  
• Amb. Kurtzer calls US Mideast diplomacy weak (global news)
  

• Opening doors to new opportunities (OGA news, blog)
  
  
• President and faculty traveling to Israel seeking to enhance historic ties (global news)
  
  
• Israel Studies meeting examines state's character (global news)
  
  
• In The Ukraine, BGI Fellows Explore Jewish Past, Present, and Future (global news)
  

• New book published via Brandeis University Press (global news)
  

• Four recent graduates receive Fulbright grants (global news)
  

May 2011

• Resident Scholar joins UNESCO Advisory Board (global news)
  

• Perlmutter, Goldberg, Alter getting alumni honors (global news)
  

• Brooks, Lawrence send Class of 2011 off with high hopes and good humor (global news)

• Brooks guides 2011 graduates in path to success (global news)
  

• Brooks stresses commitments (global news)
  

• President Obama nominates three alumni (global news)
  

• White House nominates alumni (global news)
  

• A country of celebration (global news)
  

• Helping Africa through the arts (global news)
  

• Israel Studies conference draws global interest (global news)
  

• Brandeis International Business School Dean Bruce Magid on the importance of building global alliances to grow the Massachusetts economy (global news)
  
  
• Brandeis-India Initiative inaugural fellows named (OGA news, blog)
  

• "La Latinada" provides Brandeis International Business School with a look at the rich culture of Latin America (global news)
  

• Fall 2011: Courses by Crown Center Faculty and Staff (global news)
  

• Announcing the Shared Societies Scholarship for Arab Countries (global news)
  

• Second annual 'Night for Haiti' benefit at Mandel Center Saturday (global news)
  

• Senator Schumer advocates education and immigration reform to boost economy (global news)
  

• Schumer calls Bin Laden death turning point in war on terror (global news)

• Schumer says US must refocus on production (global news)
  

• Anthropology student awarded funding to research caves in the Yucatan (global news)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Celeste Radosevich, M.A. ’11 (blog)
  

• May Ethical Inquiry: Is “Ethnic Modification” Surgery Ethical? (global news)
  

• Partridge awarded U.S. Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship (global news)
  

• Britain's Long Fight Against Slavery (global news)
  

• Worldview: Multiculturalism in Morocco (global news)
  

• Take the "Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility"! (global news)
  

• Students for Tibet bring member of International Campaign for Tibet to campus (global news)
  

• Student Union and Office of the President host "Influential Women" event (global news)
  

• Omar Barghouti speaks about Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (global news)
  

April 2011

• World of Work Fellows announced for summer 2011 (global news)
  

• Sen. Charles Schumer to give first Cohen lecture (global news)
  

• African dance enlivens campus center (global news)

• Prof. Judith Eissenberg  to attend conference in South Korea (global news)
  
  
• Ghanan Music and Dance Class Challenges and Delights Students (blog)
  

• International Business School continues to achieve prominent coverage in global, national and local media (global news)
  

• Creative Arts Festival returns with four days of music and more (global news)
  

• Many different experiences lead to international law careers (global news)
  

• Study may help explain cultural differences in forming memory (global news)
  
  
• Global Affairs Table: Libya (blog)
  

• Banerjee receives Fulbright to study Indian technology (global news)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Shay Rabineau, PhD. ’15 (blog)

• David Brooks of New York Times to speak at 2011 commencement (global news)

• Leading Libya, Yemen scholars to present views (global news)
  

• Band honors global musical legacy (global news)
  

• WORLDVIEW: Milan 101 (global news)
  

• Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace present three generations of Palestinian refugees (global news)
  

• English professor awarded fellowship to study in England (global news)
  

• Leaders discuss UK-Israel trade mission (global news)
  

• Tibet campaign official to speak on human rights, relations with China (global news)
  

• Israeli Knesset members try listening (global news)
  

• Peacebuilding documentary to premiere after six years (global news)
  

• Performances take off in Culture X (global news)
  

• Japanese theater showcase benefits relief efforts (global news)
  

• Aiding Japan relief (global news)
  
  
• Global Trade Summit 2011 Snapshot: “Doing Business in South America" (blog)
  

• Personal perestroikas lived in communism's shadow (global news)
  

• Students launch chapter of Global China Connection (global news)
  

• Hersonski discusses ‘Unfinished’ documentary (global news)
  

• ‘I have a dream’: LaCE inspires KMS students and has fun doing it (global news)
  

• Patrick boasts state’s competitiveness (global news)
  

• Perspectives from Global Trade Summit 2011 (global news)
  

• Governor Patrick outlines global advantages Massachusetts must leverage (global news)
  

• Knesset members speak on Iran, Arab spring (global news)
  
  
• Frankfurt, then Belgian Waffles (blog)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Holly Devon ’11 (blog)
  

• Mini Knesset debate at Brandeis (global news)
  

• Op-Ed: Education is key in a changing U.S. Jews-Israel relationship (global news)
  

• Heller, Hiatt collaborate on new public health forum (global news)
  

• Program works with art to create peace (global news)
  

• Symposia discuss inaugural themes (global news)
  

• Brandeis welcomes Lawrence (global news)
  

• WORLDVIEW: In Ghana, be your brother's keeper (global news)
  

• Culture X performances will let the imagination wander (global news)
  

• Japan Relief fundraising to aid victims of 'quake, tsunami tops $5,000 (global news)
  

• Film series aiming to foster discussion of sexual violence (global news)
  

• Ethics Center hosts e-event (global news)
  

• Jewish Voice for Peace lecture endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (global news)
  

• Israeli Knesset members speak at town hall-style meeting (global news)
  

• Hoops for Haiti fosters community, raises money (global news)

• Daniel Libeskind to talk about his life and his work (global news)

• Alum’s life passion to combat deforestation (global news)

• Sandel moderates panel on univ diversity (global news)

• Knesset members to visit Brandeis (global news)
  

March 2011

• McIntosh wins Clifford Geertz Prize (global news)
  

• Lawrence promises new strategic vision, concrete plans and exchanges of ideas (global news)
  

• Ruderman Fellows begin exploration of Jewry in US (global news)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Noam Shuster ’11 (blog)
  
  
• Happy 50th Birthday Peace Corps! (Sincerely, The Heller School) (blog)
  
  
• Building Sustainable East African Coffee Businesses (blog)
  

• Experiential learning connects classroom with community and beyond (global news)
  

• Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month finishes strong at its concluding event (global news)
  

• Culture dazzles at K-Nite (global news)
  

• Governor Patrick to keynote Global Trade Summit (global news)
  

• Governor to speak at IBS trade summit in April (global news)
  

• Crown fellow looks at Turkey's role in Middle East upheaval (global news)
  

• Jerusalem editor explores journalism in Israel (global news)
  

• IBS’ Magid back from trade trip with governor (global news)
  
  
• Open Doors Host Program: Open Doors to the International Community (blog)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Katherine Wong ’13 (blog)
  

• Guest Artists Add Spice to Annual Creative Arts Festival (global news)
  
  
• On Living in Haifa (blog)
  

• Lydian concerts celebrate 30 years of music (global news)
  

• Week of events to mark Lawrence inauguration (global news)
  

• Student groups to help organize Japan relief efforts (global news)
  

• Students abroad in Japan to return (global news)

• Students to leave Japan for United States (global news)
  

• Undergrad studies in Japan suspended due to emergency (global news)
  

• Students no longer studying abroad in Japan (global news)
  

• Brandeis International Business School tops in 'green' education (global news)
  

• Business school one of best at 'green' education (global news)
  

• Students fight for rights of illegal students (global news)
  

• James Carroll explains significance of ancient Jerusalem (global news)
  
  
• Global Brandeis Profile: Eve Markvardt ’13 (blog)
  
  
• Rome is where the heart is (blog)
  

• Women entrepreneurs making great strides (global news)
  

• Harald Helfgott ’98 awarded Adams Prize by University of Cambridge, UK (global news)
  

• Symposium analyzes linkage of religion, violence (global news)
  

• Faculty presence grows overseas as new programs are launched (global news)
  

• Palestinian virtuoso inspires with Arabic music (global news)
  

• WORLDVIEW: Welcome to Edinburgh (global news)
  

• Exploring ethics: Brandeis students examine social justice through a global lens (global news)
  

• Heller School offers event on microfinance (global news)
  

• Study abroad students are safe in Japan (global news)
  

• Student groups honor 100th annual International Women's Day (global news)
  

• Swaziland research earns national recognition for Fulbright fellow (global news)
  

• Brandeis students in Japan unharmed (global news)
  

• Freeze comments on Lembersky art (global news)
  

• In a nuclear age, relationship between religion, violence must be changed (global news)
  

• The City on a Hill gets new meaning in religion America-style (global news)
  

• Apocalypse then and now: The classic example of the Bible as wartime literature (global news)