Category: International Affairs
Brandeis launches initiative to study the Jews of Latin AmericaMarch 20, 2023The initiative, based at Brandeis’ Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, will support academic research and cultural programs focused on Jews who live in Latin America and those who immigrated elsewhere.
Meet the women advocating for changeMarch 6, 2023A look at the work and research of graduate students at the Heller School.
A son of the Sephardic Americas: Jack MaduroJan. 25, 2023Jacob (Jack) Brandon Maduro was a 20th-century Jewish entrepreneur and community leader whose career took him to Panama, New York, and Cuba as he built his businesses and worked to strengthen ties among Jews in the Americas.
How a Brandeis professor is bringing Shakespeare’s greatest works to RwandaJan. 3, 2023In pursuit of her passion for teaching literature, professor Ramie Targoff found herself in an unexpected location - across the world, teaching William Shakespeare to medical students in Rwanda at the University of Global Health Equity.
How China’s loosened COVID-19 policies have left the country vulnerableDec. 14, 2022China's strict zero-COVID policy has put the country on a different pandemic trajectory than most of the world, says professor Elanah Uretsky. Now, those policies are being rolled back.
Professor Sabine von Mering honored with Volkmar and Margret Sander PrizeNov. 9, 2022
Reclaiming cultures through dance: A look into Toni Shapiro-Phim’s researchOct. 24, 2022Toni Shapiro-Phim has worked as a researcher, writer, curator, educator, film director, and activist following her earliest passion - dance.
MusicUnitesUS presents: The Garifuna CollectiveOct. 16, 2022The collective will bring the sounds and culture of Afro-Indigenous people from Central America to the Brandeis campus Oct. 24 to 29.
Brandeis receives $16.5 million to endow five professorshipsSept. 7, 2022An unprecedented burst of community support will establish new endowed professorships across five disciplines.
Digging up history: Alex Bazarsky '23Aug. 11, 2022“I now realize I can do anything,” said Alex Bazarsky '23, reminiscing on her summer excavating in Mexico with professor Charles Golden.
The Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and jihadist extremists: What they have in common and what they don’tJune 13, 2022Leaders of the Proud Boys were indicted on charges of conspiracy and sedition for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Professor Jytte Klausen, an expert on domestic and international terrorism, offers her insight.
Embracing stillness in the Himalayan MountainsApril 21, 2022During her study abroad in Bhutan, Liddy Grossman ’23 was one of the first Americans to enter the country after the pandemic.
Anita Hill: The Senate Judiciary Committee mistreated Judge Jackson. I should know.April 7, 2022The University Professor proposes The Senate Judiciary Committee reform its proceedings and return the confirmation process back to something that it — and the country — can view with pride.
Brandeis International Business School to launch $1 million scholarship for refugees fleeing Ukraine, other war-torn countriesApril 7, 2022Thanks to generous donations, the Peace Scholarship Fund will support up to 10 graduate students.
SWIFT, yachts and oligarchs: Can financial sanctions end the war in Ukraine?March 25, 2022Brandeis International Business School professors Stephen Cecchetti and Aldo Musacchio examine the West’s economic ‘arms race’ against Russia
Returning to Jordan: Landing a dream internship abroadMarch 25, 2022Though Daniel C. ’24 is from Maryland, his heart lies halfway across the world in Jordan.
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