Upcoming Events

A Call to Action: Supporting Women of Color in Our Community

Sponsored by The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Human Resources

Feb. 16, 2024
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Shapiro Campus Center, Multi-Purpose Room

We are keenly aware of challenges that BIPOC people face in higher education, especially women of color. Accordingly, we will be hosting a thought-provoking panel discussion that will offer dialogue and practical strategies with the aim to support women of color leaders in higher education.

Light refreshments will be available and there will be an option to join virtually. Please RSVP to reserve your spot.


DEIS Impact Symposium email header. Text over a photo of Chris Burden's 'Light of Reason' sculpture at night reads "A DEIS Impact event" and "Embracing Difference: Racism, Antisemitism, and Jewish Identity."

Embracing Difference: Recognizing Jewish Identity at the Margins in the Effort to Address Racism and Antisemitism

A DEIS Impact Event

March 25-27, 2024
Hassenfeld Conference Center

The Office of DEI Education and Learning Initiatives invites you to this year’s DEIS Impact symposium, “Embracing Difference: Recognizing Jewish Identity at the Margins in the Effort to Address Racism and Antisemitism”, to be held March 25-27 in Hassenfeld Conference Center.

Centered around Audre Lorde’s ‘theory of difference’ and intersectionality, the Symposium will bring together local and regional scholars, practitioners, and the Brandeis community to explore the evolving narrative of “who is Jewish?” – and how those within the greater Jewish diaspora, the Black community, and other marginalized sectors can come together to harness collective agency in the struggle for social justice.

Key themes and inquiry questions:

  • Why should antisemitism matter to all of us?
  • How might we engage multiple cultural and ethnic groups in addressing antisemitism?
  • How might Jews of color better navigate anti-Black racism and antisemitism?
  • How might Jewish values support overarching DEI goals and objectives?
  • Why is acknowledging our interdependence necessary to transform hegemony and address racism?

This event is open to DEI practitioners and Diversity Officers in higher education, and is free for Brandeis students, staff, faculty, and alumni with an active University email. Please provide your Brandeis email during checkout. Additionally, students, faculty, and staff who attend the Symposium are eligible for a certificate of participation. We encourage you to include this unique learning opportunity in your own academic or departmental programming.

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DEIS Impact is made possible by a generous grant from the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice.

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We believe it is imperative that donors, funders, and philanthropists understand, reflect, and respond to the growing need for equity efforts in education. 

Through our DEI work at Brandeis, we seek to interrupt injustice at every level. We are taking strategic and decisive action to create an equitable learning environment that contributes to a kinder, more empathetic society. We invite you to join us in the journey towards justice, and consider making a donation in support of this initiative and our department.

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Past Events

“More Than a Word” Film Screening and Talk

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
10:00 AM-4:30 PM

Join the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a day of community and reflective dialogue with a special screening of More Than a Word, a documentary about the growing grassroots movement to end Native American-themed mascots and sports team names.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Town Hall

Friday, April 21, 2023
1:00-2:00 PM

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will hold their first Town Hall from 1-2 p.m. Friday, April 21, in the International Lounge. Additional information will be available on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion website. If you have any questions, please contact diversity@brandeis.edu.

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