Letters to the Community
2024-25
November 22, 2024: Sad News: Barney Schwalberg
November 13, 2024: Student Commencement Speakers Selection Process
August 26, 2024: Welcome to Fall 2024
August 1, 2024: AI Task Force Announcement
2023-24
June 6, 2024: Sad News: Graham Campbell
May 14, 2024: Administrative News: Student Accessibility Support (SAS)
April 15, 2024: Sad News: Robert Greenberg
April 4, 2024: Dean Wendy Cadge to become president of Bryn Mawr College
Mar. 5, 2024: Sad News: Allan Keiler
Mar. 4, 2024: Sad News: Peter Conrad
Mar. 3, 2024: Supporting Students During Ramadan
Feb. 14, 2024: Sad News: Edward "Ed" Kaplan
Feb. 5, 2024: Teach in Planning Committee
Feb. 5, 2024: Moodle 4 implementation
Jan. 26, 2024: Sad News: Martin Halpern
Jan. 24, 2024: Sad News: Janet Morrison
Jan. 10, 2024: Call for Nominations: Teach-In Planning Committee
Dec. 18, 2023: Changes in Student Accessibility Support (SAS)
Dec. 15, 2023: Sad News: David Ellenson
Dec. 6, 2023: End of semester support for Undergraduate students
Nov. 29, 2023: December 5 Teach-In
Nov. 28, 2023: Sad News: Robert (Bob) Meyer
Nov. 22, 2023: Teach-in December 5 - Save the Date
Nov. 14, 2023: Sad News: Jacob (Jerry) Cohen
Nov. 11, 2023: Protest this afternoon
Oct. 4, 2023: Kevin Keith Appointed Assistant Vice President, Financial Operations, Administration and Budget
Oct. 3, 2023: Introducing Brandeis Online
Sept. 28, 2023: Vincent Lim appointed Vice President, Financial & Strategic Initiatives
2022-23
July 21, 2023: Brandeis pivots to Moodle 4 Learning Management System
July 13, 2023: Announcing the new Vice President of the Rabb School
May 11, 2023: Sad News: Jon Chilingerian
May 8, 2023: Sad News: Stanley Deser
May 8, 2023: New Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
April 6, 2023: Sad News: Harold Levine
March 3, 2023: Sad News: Laura Goldin
February 28, 2023: Andrea Dine Appointed as Vice President of Student Affairs
February 8, 2023: Sad News: Thomas Hollocher
January 17, 2023: Sad News: Donald Hindley
December 16, 2022: Alexander Kaye appointed as Director of the Schusterman Center
November 30, 2022: Reopening of Pass/Fail Registration
November 21, 2022: Employee Assistance availability at this time of sadness
November 20, 2022: Assignment Due Dates
November 20, 2022: Update on shuttle accident; community gathering at 11 a.m.
November 20, 2022: Shuttle Accident
November 3, 2022: Faith Smith appointed to Marta F. Kauffman '78 Professorship in African and African American Studies
October 25, 2022: Update on Dean of Arts & Sciences Search
October 21, 2022: Sad News: Gordon Fellman
September 23, 2022: Reappointment of Kathryn Graddy, Dean of Brandeis International Business School
September 9, 2022: Transitioning to Green Covid Status Level
August 9, 2022: COMPACT - Your voice needed
2021-22
July 27, 2022: Sad News: Andrew Hahn
July 1, 2022: Administrative News in the Office of the Provost
April 15, 2022: Heller School Dean Transition
April 13, 2022: Dean of Arts and Sciences Transition
April 11, 2022: Important COVID-19 Updates: Quarantine
March 25, 2022: Reimplementing COVID precautions
March 3, 2022: Important updates to our COVID-19 policies
March 3, 2022: Doing Better at Brandeis Workshop Series
March 2, 2022: Information and Resources Related to the Crisis in Ukraine
Jan. 26, 2022: Looking forward to in-person classes on Feb. 1
Jan. 19, 2022: Sad News: Marty Krauss
Jan. 10, 2022: Inclement Weather Policy
Jan. 7, 2022: Important adjustments to the spring semester due to COVID
Dec. 21, 2021: Omicron Update: Spring Semester Preparations
Dec. 9, 2021: New Pass Time - Fall 2022
Nov. 1, 2021: Academic accommodations
Oct. 26, 2021: In Person Class Expectations
Sept. 3, 2021: Administrative News in the Office of the Provost
Aug. 28, 2021: Navigating COVID for Fall 2021
Aug. 11, 2021: Fall Academic Accommodations for Students
2020-21
July 20, 2021: Update on Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Search
June 14, 2021: Sad News: Michael Henchman
May 3, 2021: University Summer Travel Policy
Apr. 26, 2021: Student Vaccination Requirement for Fall 2021
Apr. 21, 2021: Planning for Fall 2021
Apr. 16, 2021: Brandeis COVID-19 Vaccination Update
Apr. 9, 2021: Supporting Students During Ramadan
Apr. 8, 2021: Important: COVID-19 vaccination updates
Apr. 8, 2021: Fall Classes and Fall Registration
Mar. 31, 2021: More details about Commencement 2021
Mar. 30, 2021: Climate Week at International Business School, April 14-22
Mar. 17, 2021: Sad news: Benson Saler
Mar. 16, 2021: Brandeis' plans for Fall 2021
Mar. 15, 2021: Sad news: Martin Boykan
Mar 11, 2021: Reflecting together on the past year of COVID-19
Mar. 11, 2021: Sad news: David Gil
Mar. 2, 2021: 2020-21 Faculty Activity Report
Feb. 23, 2021: Mid-course Feedback from Students
Feb. 23, 2021: COVID-19 capacity limit changes
Feb. 18, 2021: COVID Safety Updates/Reminders for Spring 2021
Feb. 17, 2021: Sad news: Andreas Teuber
Jan.28, 2021: Announcing the New Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Jan.20, 2021: Sad news: David Buchsbaum
Jan. 20, 2021: Greetings from the Provost
Dec. 23, 2020: Additional space capacity reductions
Dec. 11, 2020: Spring 2021 Academic Calendar Update
Dec. 11, 2020: Massachusetts COVID-19 Rollback
Dec. 9, 2020: Vice Provost for Research Update
Dec. 9, 2020: Call for Proposals - Teaching Innovation Grants 2021-2022
Nov. 30, 2020: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
Nov. 23, 2020: New Protocols To Address Rising Infection Rates On Campus
Oct. 21, 2020: Informational: Travel and Visitor Policy Reminders
Oct. 20, 2020: Informational: Suspension of Spring Study Abroad 2021
Oct. 8, 2020: Informational: Spring Semester to Begin Feb. 1
Sept. 21, 2020: Reflections on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sept. 10, 2020: VoteDeis Website
Sept. 2, 2020: Introducing the Brandeis Campus Passport Portal
Aug. 25, 2020: Suggestions and Policies on Recording Classroom Discussions
Aug. 24, 2020: COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance: Checklist for Campus Return
July 29, 2020: Stage 2 of Scaling Up at Brandeis
July 24, 2020: Updated Massachusetts Travel/Quarantine Information
2019-20
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June 22, 2020: Phase 1b: Arts
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June 18, 2020: Sad News: Gregory Shesko
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June 16, 2020: Next Stage in Opening Up Science Labs
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June 15, 2020: COVID-19, IP and Video Teaching Materials
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June 12, 2020: Hybrid Teaching Institute and $1,500 Stipend
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June 8, 2020: “America’s Racial Reckoning” Faculty Panel Conversation
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June 4, 2020: Brandeis Academic Calendar and Study Abroad Announcement
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June 2, 2020: Updated Intellectual Property Policy
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May 26, 2020: Initial Process for Scaling Up Campus Research
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May 7, 2020: Sad news: Hilda Kahne
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April 28, 2020: Gov. Baker Extends Closure Order to May 18
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April 24, 2020: Update: Summer Programs at Brandeis 2020
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April 16, 2020: Sad News: Eugene Goodheart
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April 13, 2020: Revised Spring 2020 Academic Calendar
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April 8, 2020: Updates on COVID-19 Policies
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March 31, 2020: New Credit/No Credit Option for Graduate Students Spring 2020
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March 22, 2020: Important Update: Further Revision of Undergraduate Pass/Fail and Clarification of Credit/No Credit (Corrected)
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March 21, 2020: Important Information: New Pass/Fail Policy and Academic Calendar Dates (Corrected)
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March 21, 2020: Important New Academic Policies in Response to COVID-19 (Corrected)
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March 18, 2020: Brandeis Community Member Has Tested Positive for COVID-19
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March 18, 2020: COVID-19: New Restrictions for Students on Campus
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March 18, 2020: New Research Protocols and Restrictions
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March 15, 2020: Time Sensitive: No In-Person Classes This Week
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March 13, 2020: COVID-19 and Supporting the Community
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Mar. 9, 2020: Coronavirus Update: New Event and Travel Policies Effective Immediately
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March 3, 2020: 2019-20 Faculty Activity Report
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March 1, 2020: New Travel Restrictions to Italy and Iran Due to Coronavirus
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Feb. 26, 2020: Additional Update to the Community on the Coronavirus
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Feb. 9, 2020: Update to the Community on the Coronavirus
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Jan. 30, 2020: Call for Proposals — Teaching Innovation Grants 2020-21
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Jan. 13, 2020: Sad News: John Bush Jones
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Dec. 5, 2019: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
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Nov. 19, 2019: Sad News: Robert (Bob) Preyer
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Nov. 14, 2019: Findings on Campus Climate and Our Action Steps
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Oct. 17, 2019: Invitation to University Professor and Volen Center Celebration
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Sept. 17, 2019: 2019-20 University Standing Committees
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Sept. 5, 2019: Sad News: Colin Steel
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Aug. 29, 2019: Progress on Student Concerns
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Aug. 28, 2019: Convocation Remarks, Provost Lisa Lynch, P'17
2018-19
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Aug. 23, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Ricardo Morant
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Aug. 23, 2019: Announcing Our New Director of Athletics
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Aug. 21, 2019: Congratulations to the 2019-20 Provost Research Grant Recipients
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Aug. 14, 2019: Sad News: Jake Sibley '20
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Aug. 13, 2019: Announcing Our New Vice Provost of Student Affairs
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Aug. 6, 2019: Congratulations to the 2019-20 Provost's Teaching Innovation Grant Recipients
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Aug. 2, 2019: SciFest
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Aug. 1, 2019: Changes in the Office of the Arts
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July 26, 2019: Sad News: Alfred G. Redfield, Emeritus Professor of Physics and Biochemistry
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July 18, 2019: Sad News: Max Chretien
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June 26, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Robert Stevenson, Chemistry
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May 30, 2019: New Postdoctoral Associates Benefits Jan. 1 2020
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May 17, 2019: Invitation to Alumni Weekend, May 31-June 2
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May 1, 2019: Administrative News: Karen Muncaster, Vice President of the Rabb School, Going to Boston College
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April 26, 2019: Administrative News: Search Updates — Student Affairs and Athletics
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April 15, 2019: Administrative News: Changes at the Crown Center
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April 14, 2019: Admitted Students' Day
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April 2, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Jim Hendrickson, Chemistry
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March 25, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Serge Timasheff
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March 19, 2019: Commencement 2019 Registration and Regalia
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March 6, 2019: 2018-19 Faculty Activity Report
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Feb. 25, 2019: 2019-20 Teaching Innovation Grants: Call for Proposals
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Feb. 22, 2019: New Executive Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Mary-Ann Winkelmes
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Feb. 20, 2019: Sad News: Peter Heller
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Jan. 31, 2019: Sad News: Hermann Wellenstein
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Jan. 18, 2019: Provost Lynch Closing Comments at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fellows Dinner
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Jan. 15, 2019: Sad News: Helen Van Vunakis
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Jan. 9, 2019: Grant Funding and the Government Shutdown
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Jan. 7, 2019: 50th Anniversary of the Department of African and African American Studies
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Dec. 20, 2018: Sad News: Saul Touster
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Dec. 20, 2018: Wind-Down of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
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Dec. 3, 2018: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
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Nov. 30, 2018: Sad News: Sarita Bhalotra
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Oct. 26, 2018: Letter of Support for Our Transgender Community
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Oct. 12, 2018: Provost Lynch's Remarks at the We Believe You Vigil
2017-18
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July 25, 2018: Grants Awarded for Teaching and Research
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July 9, 2018: Sad News: Morton Keller
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June 27, 2018: Dean of Arts and Sciences Transition
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May 11, 2018: 2018 NEASC Self-Study Draft
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May 2, 2018: Reception for Susan Birren Tomorrow
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April 30, 2018: Extension of Course Submission Deadlines
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April 25, 2018: Faculty Promotions Approved by the Board of Trustees
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April 24, 2018: Reception for Susan Birren
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March 26, 2018: Additional Teaching Innovation and Information Literacy Grants
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March 16, 2018: Commencement 2018 Registration and Regalia
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Feb. 28, 2018: Teaching Innovation Grants for 2018-19
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Jan. 19, 2018: Sad News: Steve Gendzier
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Dec. 4, 2017: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
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Nov. 28, 2017: Matthew Sheehy Appointed University Librarian
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Nov. 17, 2017: Tax Proposals Possible Impact on Brandeis
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Oct. 25, 2017: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grants Awarded
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Oct. 25, 2017: Celebration of Life Service for John Lisman
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Oct. 23, 2017: Sad News: Professor John Lisman
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Oct. 13, 2017: Nahum Glatzer, Teaching Scholarship Award — Request for Nominations
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Oct. 13, 2017: Update on Dean of Arts and Sciences Search
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Sept. 20, 2017: Apply for SPARK Funding
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Sept. 18, 2017: Religious Holy Days Observance
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Aug. 30, 2017: Hurricane Harvey and Brandeis First Friday
2016-17
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Aug. 10, 2017: Grants Awarded for Teaching and Research
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July 11, 2017: Research and Travel Abroad
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May 17, 2017: Invitation to Reunion 2017
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April 19, 2017: Faculty Diversity Grants
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Feb. 22, 2017: Teach-in Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
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Feb. 2, 2017: Community Update — Immigration Executive Order and Resources
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Jan. 30, 2017: Discussion on U.S. Immigration Policy
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Jan. 29, 2017: In Response to Friday's Executive Order
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Jan. 24, 2017: Faculty Appreciation Day, Brandeis Athletics
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Dec. 19, 2016: LTS Organizational Changes
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Dec. 5, 2016: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
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Nov. 18, 2016: Update on Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
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Nov. 17, 2016: Reaffirming Our Community Principles
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Nov. 11, 2016: Supporting Our Community
2014-15
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April 22, 2015: Title IX Resources and Campus Climate Survey
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April 22, 2015: Campus Climate Survey
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April 22, 2015: Panel Discussion in Honor of President Lawrence
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April 21, 2015: Inaugural Lecture for the Levitan Chair in Visual Sciences
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April 17, 2015: Invitation to a Discussion of Race and Inequality in Our Classrooms
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April 14, 2015: The Liberal Arts Research University in the 21st Century
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April 1, 2015: Merit Raise Pool for FY 2016; Holiday and Summer Schedules
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March 27, 2015: Faculty Representatives to the Presidential Search Committee
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March 26, 2015: Faculty Activity Report Due March 31
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March 23, 2015: Research Award Applications Due March 27
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March 18, 2015: Commencement 2015 — Regalia Order Deadline Is April 6
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March 10, 2015: Teaching Innovation Proposals Due March 13
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March 5, 2015: 2014-15 Faculty Activity Report
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March 4, 2015: Sad News: Barbara Levy
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March 2, 2015: Update: Vice Provost for Research Search
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Feb. 26, 2015: Vice Provost for Research Search
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Feb. 26, 2015: Apply Now for a Research Award!
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Feb. 13, 2015: Professor Emeritus Andrew Szent-Györgyi
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Feb. 12, 2015: Teaching Innovation Grants
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Feb, 10, 2015: Snow and Make-Up Days
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Dec. 5, 2014: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
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Dec. 4, 2014: Follow-up on Campus Activities and Discussions Related to the Events in Ferguson, Missouri
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Dec. 2, 2014: Sad News: Richard Onorato
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Nov. 25, 2014: Professor Emeritus Henry Linschitz