Category: Humanities and Social Sciences
Goliath, Job and other monsters of the Hebrew bibleJan. 14, 2022Professor Madadh Richey studies the supernatural creatures that prowl, haunt and menace the Hebrew Bible.
How did the Queen of Sheba come to be seen as Black?Jan. 7, 2022Professor Jillian Stinchcomb traces the depiction of the Queen from the Bible through the Qur’an to the medieval origin story of the Ethiopian royal family.
Cascading Lives: Voices from the pandemicDec. 9, 2021Brandeis sociologist Karen V. Hansen delves into the life histories of dozens of people working in the hospitality industry and examines how moments like a pandemic create a constellation of crises in people’s lives.
Did the ancient Maya fall because of a drought, or something else?Nov. 29, 2021New research by Brandeis archeologist Charles Golden shakes up what we know about the fall of ancient Maya kingdoms.
If you see an empty red dress on campus, this is whyNov. 15, 2021Seeing one can be halting. Finding out what they represent can make them more profound.
The Arab Jewish musical revolutionNov. 12, 2021In the last two decades, a small group of Mizrahi Jews — Jews of Middle Eastern and North African descent — have returned to their Arab Jewish roots and begun transforming the Israel's popular music scene.
Saving a concentration camp from being forgottenNov. 5, 2021Brandeis scholar Karen Frostig is on a quest to memorialize the camp in Latvia where her grandparents perished.
The Heller School among top-enrolling institutions for returning Peace Corps volunteersNov. 2, 2021
Bringing humanity to NPR’s Middle East beatNov. 1, 2021Daniel Estrin ’06 might be holding his microphone inches away from the U.S. president and the Israeli prime minister in Washington one day, and capturing the words of the head of Hamas in Gaza days later.
Discovering the world of Indian Jewish cuisineOct. 27, 2021Esther David of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute aims to preserve the heritage of Indian Jewish cuisine.
As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experienceOct. 18, 2021Powell's death is a moment to think about the history of Black American men and women in the military and the place of African Americans in government, says Professor Chad Williams
Saving a Nazi concentration camp from being forgottenOct. 12, 2021Scholar Karen Frostig is working to preserve the memory of the concentration camp in Latvia where her grandparents perished in the Holocaust.
Mapping Iraq’s electoral evolutionOct. 1, 2021PhD student Houman Oliaei has mapped the results of the past 16 years of Iraqi elections to understand how minority groups are represented.
Diversity’s fault linesSept. 27, 2021Sociology professor Sarah Mayorga examines the coded ways white people engage with their Black and Latinx neighbors.
Introducing Brandeis' newest faculty membersSept. 24, 2021Brandeis has welcomed 25 new full-time and visiting faculty members and postdoctoral faculty fellows to the university community this fall.
Students and faculty give the U.S. Constitution a close readSept. 23, 2021As part of "Just Read It!" organized through the History of Ideas program, all first-year students at Brandeis received their own copy of the U.S. Constitution.
How to get hold of a good etrogSept. 20, 2021University Professor Sarna looks back at the American history of this obscure citrus used in the observation of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, celebrated this week.
What is Wicca? An expert on modern witchcraft explains.Sept. 17, 2021WSRC resident scholar Helen Berger examines the history of the an alternative religion whose adherents, regardless of gender, call themselves witches.
Collective trauma and going to war: From Ancient Greece and Rome to September 11Sept. 8, 2021At the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ancient Greece and Rome can tell us a lot about the links between collective trauma and going to war, says professor Joel Christensen.
The Jewish Experience: Exploring what it means to be Jewish todaySept. 1, 2021Brandeis has launched a website examining Jewish life and Judaism.
Study: Medical school faculty found more meaning during COVID-19Aug. 13, 2021Research by Linda Pololi of Brandeis’ Women's Studies Research Center found medical school faculty said they had discovered meaningfulness and a new enthusiasm for their work.
Social movements - close to homeJuly 29, 2021A class on the sociology of activism turned its lens on the Brandeis campus this year.
Looking back on the first year of Brandeis' Asian American and Pacific Islander studies programJuly 21, 2021Faculty and students reflect on the first year of the program, and the efforts leading to its formation.
Breaking a 'steady habit' of inequitable housing, educationJuly 15, 2021Sillerman Center Director Susan Eaton dissects Hartford metro area’s legacy of segregation, with an eye to solutions.
14 tips for selecting classes at BrandeisJuly 13, 2021Undergraduate Department Representatives (UDRs) have several tips you should consider when registering for classes.
Ulka Anjaria set to usher in new era for the humanities at BrandeisJuly 6, 2021Anjaria brings interdisciplinary approach to her new position as Mandel Center for the Humanities director
What Greek epics taught me about the special relationship between fathers and sonsJune 19, 2021
What's next for Israel after Netanyahu's ouster as Prime Minister?June 15, 2021Professor Yehudah Mirsky weighs in on how Israeli government and society will proceed following Benjamin Netanyahu's departure as Prime Minister.
- Professor Alexander Kaye receives Young Scholar AwardJune 7, 2021
The Young Scholar Award carries a $5,000 prize and recognizes scholars who make significant contributions to Israel studies, and whose record of research and publication demonstrates the potential to shape the field in the future.
Better understanding student stress during the pandemicJune 4, 2021A Brandeis lab is studying links between cognitive function, stress and mental health to better understand risk factors for depression and anxiety.
Heller School dean David Weil nominated to labor department postJune 4, 2021President Biden has tapped Weil to serve as administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, a key role in the United States Department of Labor.
How theater can help communities heal from the losses and trauma of the pandemicJune 1, 2021Collectivizing emotion through storytelling can be a critical step in recovering from traumatic events, Professor Joel Christensen says.
- Marriage trends, political views undermining the notion of a unified American Jewish identityMay 25, 2021
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From studying Reconstruction to pursuing racial justiceMay 17, 2021What started for Ryan Shaffer '21 as some light research on the Supreme Court during the Reconstruction Era for a class his sophomore year led to an award-winning thesis and a deepened commitment to racial justice.
What Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ can teach us about reentering the world after a year of isolationMay 4, 2021Homer can help guide us as we return back to our normal worlds after a year of minimizing social contact, professor Joel Christensen says.
Should states have the right to secede? April 26, 2021Ask Haley Brown ’22, who is one of more than 100 undergraduates conducting original research with Brandeis faculty mentors this year.
Brandeis Arts and Sciences faculty honored with annual teaching and mentorship awardsApril 20, 2021Students, faculty and alumni annually nominate faculty for teaching and mentoring awards.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: “What the government can do is expand opportunity”April 2, 2021The Connecticut congresswoman discussed child poverty, equality for women, labor rights in a panel hosted by the Heller School.
Heller School ranked top 10 in two categories by U.S. News & World ReportMarch 30, 2021
Rebecca Cokley honored with Richman FellowshipMarch 29, 2021The disability rights advocate was formally recognized as the 2020 Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life and delivered a lecture hosted by Brandeis last week.
Leading and advocating for the Massachusetts Asian American community in a time of crisisMarch 26, 2021As chair of the Massachusetts Asian American Commission and a vocal activist, Sam Hyun, MBA/MPP’22, has been a tireless advocate for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
- National Endowment for the Humanities awards $300,000 to Professor Wendy Cadge’s Boston Hidden Sacred Spaces projectMarch 15, 2021
The media and the pandemicMarch 9, 2021Dr. Anthony Fauci joined a panel of journalists for a special Brandeis event.
- Templeton Religion Trust awards $1.5 million grant to Chaplaincy Innovation LabMarch 1, 2021
Addressing food insecurity and mental health in the local immigrant communityMarch 1, 2021Heller students work with local nonprofit to support hard-hit Ugandan immigrant community in Waltham.
- Melissa Stimell named director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public LifeFeb. 19, 2021
The future of the Black Lives Matter movementFeb. 19, 2021Brandeis hosted the virtual panel, "Black Lives Matter under a New Presidency – What Lies Ahead?" featuring past winners of the Gittler Prize and Richman Fellowship.
How boosting careers for women of color could save livesFeb. 17, 2021For over a decade, Heller school researchers have partnered with workforce training agencies to funnel women of color into high demand health care positions.
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