This is the Forward’s coverage of Brandeis University, a secular university sponsored by the Jewish community in Waltham, Massachusetts, outside Boston.
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Fast Forward BDS Spurs Rising Anti-Semitism on Campus: Brandeis Report
— Reports of anti-Semitic incidents on U.S. college campuses have increased, much of it attributed to the rise of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a new report has found. Researchers at the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University conducted the study, which was released in late October….
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News New Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz Says Jewish Values (Still) at Heart of Mission
(JTA) — After 32 years at Middlebury College, Ron Liebowitz is calling Brandeis University his new academic home. On July 1, the 59-year-old New York native took the reins as the ninth president of Brandeis, a Jewish-sponsored, nonsectarian research university in suburban Boston with an enrollment of 3,600 undergraduates and more than 2,000 graduate students….
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News Jonathan Sarna Overcomes Health Scares To Maintain Perch as Rock Star Jewish Historian
WALTHAM, Mass. (JTA) – When Jonathan Sarna was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 1999 at the age of 44, it changed his life. Already a highly regarded historian at Brandeis University, Sarna was in the midst of writing his seminal study of American Jewish history when he realized with alarm that he might never finish…
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Fast Forward Brandeis President Condemns Swastika Vandalism at Fraternity Event
The interim president of Brandeis University condemned a swastika incident at an off-campus site where a Jewish fraternity was hosting an event. The swastika was outlined on a window at a house where the local chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi was hosting a party on Friday night. Lisa Lynch said in a statement issued Saturday…
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Opinion It’s Time for Israel Education Reform in Jewish Day Schools
When I embarked for college at the very liberal Brandeis University, I was told I was heading into a war zone. As I unpacked my boxes and bags, I expected nothing short of falling shrapnel and constant gunfire. But I felt little trepidation: I had undergone intensive basic training. I felt I was equipped with…
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Fast Forward Bud Collins, Legendary Tennis Announcer Who Coached at Brandeis, Dies at 86
Hall of Fame tennis writer and TV commentator Bud Collins, who helped popularize the sport during his decades-long career, died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts on Friday after a long illness. He was 86. Collins, an enthusiastic chronicler of tennis who brightened the scene with his trademark bow-ties and colorful trousers, began his career…
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Fast Forward Howard Leibowitz, Aide to 2 Boston Mayors, Dies at 63
BOSTON — Howard Leibowitz, an influential behind-the-scenes aide to two Boston mayors and a leader in Jewish causes, has died. Leibowitz died suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday. He was 63. Leibowitz, a Brandeis University graduate, was recalled as a passionate strategist and advocate for the homeless, fair housing and racial justice. He brought…
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Fast Forward Brandeis President Plans Diversity Push and Education for ‘Needs of Tomorrow’
(JTA) – Brandeis University announced Thursday that its next president will be Ronald Liebowitz, the former president of Middlebury College. Though he won’t start until next July, Liebowitz shared some of his ideas about the challenges he faces: Uriel Heilman: How do you anticipate the challenges of leading Brandeis will differ from those you faced…
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