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Letters to the Community

2022-23

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

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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

June 22, 2020: Phase 1b: Arts
June 18, 2020: Sad News: Gregory Shesko
June 16, 2020: Next Stage in Opening Up Science Labs
June 15, 2020: COVID-19, IP and Video Teaching Materials
June 12, 2020: Hybrid Teaching Institute and $1,500 Stipend
June 8, 2020: “America’s Racial Reckoning” Faculty Panel Conversation
June 4, 2020: Brandeis Academic Calendar and Study Abroad Announcement
June 2, 2020: Updated Intellectual Property Policy
May 26, 2020: Initial Process for Scaling Up Campus Research
May 7, 2020: Sad news: Hilda Kahne
April 28, 2020: Gov. Baker Extends Closure Order to May 18
April 24, 2020: Update: Summer Programs at Brandeis 2020
April 16, 2020: Sad News: Eugene Goodheart
April 13, 2020: Revised Spring 2020 Academic Calendar
April 8, 2020: Updates on COVID-19 Policies
March 31, 2020: New Credit/No Credit Option for Graduate Students Spring 2020
March 22, 2020: Important Update: Further Revision of Undergraduate Pass/Fail and Clarification of Credit/No Credit (Corrected)
March 21, 2020: Important Information: New Pass/Fail Policy and Academic Calendar Dates (Corrected)
March 21, 2020: Important New Academic Policies in Response to COVID-19 (Corrected)
March 18, 2020: Brandeis Community Member Has Tested Positive for COVID-19
March 18, 2020: COVID-19: New Restrictions for Students on Campus
March 18, 2020: New Research Protocols and Restrictions
March 15, 2020: Time Sensitive: No In-Person Classes This Week
March 13, 2020: COVID-19 and Supporting the Community
Mar. 9, 2020: Coronavirus Update: New Event and Travel Policies Effective Immediately
March 3, 2020: 2019-20 Faculty Activity Report
March 1, 2020: New Travel Restrictions to Italy and Iran Due to Coronavirus
Feb. 26, 2020: Additional Update to the Community on the Coronavirus
Feb. 9, 2020: Update to the Community on the Coronavirus
Jan. 30, 2020: Call for Proposals — Teaching Innovation Grants 2020-21
Jan. 13, 2020: Sad News: John Bush Jones
Dec. 5, 2019: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
Nov. 19, 2019: Sad News: Robert (Bob) Preyer
Nov. 14, 2019: Findings on Campus Climate and Our Action Steps
Oct. 17, 2019: Invitation to University Professor and Volen Center Celebration
Sept. 17, 2019: 2019-20 University Standing Committees
Sept. 5, 2019: Sad News: Colin Steel
Aug. 29, 2019: Progress on Student Concerns
Aug. 28, 2019: Convocation Remarks, Provost Lisa Lynch, P'17

2018-19

Aug. 23, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Ricardo Morant
Aug. 23, 2019: Announcing Our New Director of Athletics
Aug. 21, 2019: Congratulations to the 2019-20 Provost Research Grant Recipients
Aug. 14, 2019: Sad News: Jake Sibley '20
Aug. 13, 2019: Announcing Our New Vice Provost of Student Affairs
Aug. 6, 2019: Congratulations to the 2019-20 Provost's Teaching Innovation Grant Recipients
Aug. 2, 2019: SciFest
Aug. 1, 2019: Changes in the Office of the Arts
July 26, 2019: Sad News: Alfred G. Redfield, Emeritus Professor of Physics and Biochemistry
July 18, 2019: Sad News: Max Chretien
June 26, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Robert Stevenson, Chemistry
May 30, 2019: New Postdoctoral Associates Benefits Jan. 1 2020
May 17, 2019: Invitation to Alumni Weekend, May 31-June 2
May 1, 2019: Administrative News: Karen Muncaster, Vice President of the Rabb School, Going to Boston College
April 26, 2019: Administrative News: Search Updates — Student Affairs and Athletics
April 15, 2019: Administrative News: Changes at the Crown Center
April 14, 2019: Admitted Students' Day
April 2, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Jim Hendrickson, Chemistry
March 25, 2019: Sad News: Professor Emeritus Serge Timasheff
March 19, 2019: Commencement 2019 Registration and Regalia
March 6, 2019: 2018-19 Faculty Activity Report
Feb. 25, 2019: 2019-20 Teaching Innovation Grants: Call for Proposals
Feb. 22, 2019: New Executive Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Mary-Ann Winkelmes
Feb. 20, 2019: Sad News: Peter Heller
Jan. 31, 2019: Sad News: Hermann Wellenstein
Jan. 18, 2019: Provost Lynch Closing Comments at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fellows Dinner
Jan. 15, 2019: Sad News: Helen Van Vunakis
Jan. 9, 2019: Grant Funding and the Government Shutdown
Jan. 7, 2019: 50th Anniversary of the Department of African and African American Studies
Dec. 20, 2018: Sad News: Saul Touster
Dec. 20, 2018: Wind-Down of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
Dec. 3, 2018: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
Nov. 30, 2018: Sad News: Sarita Bhalotra
Oct. 26, 2018: Letter of Support for Our Transgender Community
Oct. 12, 2018: Provost Lynch's Remarks at the We Believe You Vigil

2017-18

July 25, 2018: Grants Awarded for Teaching and Research
July 9, 2018: Sad News: Morton Keller
June 27, 2018: Dean of Arts and Sciences Transition
May 11, 2018: 2018 NEASC Self-Study Draft
May 2, 2018: Reception for Susan Birren Tomorrow
April 30, 2018: Extension of Course Submission Deadlines
April 25, 2018: Faculty Promotions Approved by the Board of Trustees
April 24, 2018: Reception for Susan Birren
March 26, 2018: Additional Teaching Innovation and Information Literacy Grants
March 16, 2018: Commencement 2018 Registration and Regalia
Feb. 28, 2018: Teaching Innovation Grants for 2018-19
Jan. 19, 2018: Sad News: Steve Gendzier
Dec. 4, 2017: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
Nov. 28, 2017: Matthew Sheehy Appointed University Librarian
Nov. 17, 2017: Tax Proposals Possible Impact on Brandeis
Oct. 25, 2017: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grants Awarded
Oct. 25, 2017: Celebration of Life Service for John Lisman
Oct. 23, 2017: Sad News: Professor John Lisman
Oct. 13, 2017: Nahum Glatzer, Teaching Scholarship Award — Request for Nominations
Oct. 13, 2017: Update on Dean of Arts and Sciences Search
Sept. 20, 2017: Apply for SPARK Funding
Sept. 18, 2017: Religious Holy Days Observance
Aug. 30, 2017: Hurricane Harvey and Brandeis First Friday

2016-17

Aug. 10, 2017: Grants Awarded for Teaching and Research
July 11, 2017: Research and Travel Abroad
May 17, 2017: Invitation to Reunion 2017
April 19, 2017: Faculty Diversity Grants
Feb. 22, 2017: Teach-in Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
Feb. 2, 2017: Community Update — Immigration Executive Order and Resources
Jan. 30, 2017: Discussion on U.S. Immigration Policy
Jan. 29, 2017: In Response to Friday's Executive Order
Jan. 24, 2017: Faculty Appreciation Day, Brandeis Athletics
Dec. 19, 2016: LTS Organizational Changes
Dec. 5, 2016: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
Nov. 18, 2016: Update on Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Nov. 17, 2016: Reaffirming Our Community Principles
Nov. 11, 2016: Supporting Our Community

2014-15

April 22, 2015: Title IX Resources and Campus Climate Survey
April 22, 2015: Campus Climate Survey
April 22, 2015: Panel Discussion in Honor of President Lawrence
April 21, 2015: Inaugural Lecture for the Levitan Chair in Visual Sciences
April 17, 2015: Invitation to a Discussion of Race and Inequality in Our Classrooms
April 14, 2015: The Liberal Arts Research University in the 21st Century
April 1, 2015: Merit Raise Pool for FY 2016; Holiday and Summer Schedules
March 27, 2015: Faculty Representatives to the Presidential Search Committee
March 26, 2015: Faculty Activity Report Due March 31
March 23, 2015: Research Award Applications Due March 27
March 18, 2015: Commencement 2015 — Regalia Order Deadline Is April 6
March 10, 2015: Teaching Innovation Proposals Due March 13
March 5, 2015: 2014-15 Faculty Activity Report
March 4, 2015: Sad News: Barbara Levy
March 2, 2015: Update: Vice Provost for Research Search
Feb. 26, 2015: Vice Provost for Research Search
Feb. 26, 2015: Apply Now for a Research Award!
Feb. 13, 2015: Professor Emeritus Andrew Szent-Györgyi
Feb. 12, 2015: Teaching Innovation Grants
Feb, 10, 2015: Snow and Make-Up Days
Dec. 5, 2014: A Brandeis Holiday Tradition
Dec. 4, 2014: Follow-up on Campus Activities and Discussions Related to the Events in Ferguson, Missouri
Dec. 2, 2014: Sad News: Richard Onorato
Nov. 25, 2014: Professor Emeritus Henry Linschitz