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Fast Forward Brandeis Scraps Honor for Dutch Anti-Islam Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Brandeis University rescinded the awarding of an honorary degree to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a women’s rights activist and politician who has been publicly critical of Islam. The Boston-area university made the announcement on Tuesday, a week after saying it would honor the Somalia-born Hirsi Ali at its May 18 commencement ceremony. At least 85 of…
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Fast Forward Brandeis Ex-President Jehuda Reinharz Gets $4.9M Golden Parachute
Brandeis University disclosed that it paid former university president Jehuda Reinharz $811,000 for accumulated sabbatical leave that he never took during his 17-year presidency. The payment was part of a $4.9 million lump sum payment Reinharz received Jan. 2 as deferred compensation, according to a statement issued by Brandeis. The amounts paid were set aside…
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Fast Forward Brandeis May Reopen Ties to Palestinian Al Quds College
The president of Brandeis University is in talks with officials at the Palestinian Al-Quds University to re-establish a partnership between the schools that was suspended over an Islamic Jihad rally. Frederick Lawrence and Al-Quds leaders are discussing “next steps” with the “ultimate goal of re-establishing a partnership,” the Brandeis student newspaper The Justice reported this…
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Fast Forward Jonathan Sarna Elected President of Association for Jewish Studies
Jonathan Sarna, a professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, was elected president of the Association for Jewish Studies at its annual meeting. Sarna is the fourth Brandeis professor to serve in the role — one was his father, Nahum Sarna. “This is a great honor to be a leading an organization that plays…
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Fast Forward 1,600 Sign Brandeis Petition Protesting Ex-President Jehuda Reinharz’s Hefty Salary
More than 1,600 alumni and students of Brandeis University and others with ties to the institution have signed an online petition protesting pay to former university president Jehuda Reinharz. Reinharz reportedly receives more than $600,000 a year in retirement pay and at least $800,000 a year from the Mandel Foundation, which he serves as president….
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Fast Forward 55 Universities Reject Push for Academic Boycott of Israel
At least 55 American universities and colleges have rejected the American Studies Association membership vote in favor of an academic boycott of Israel. The number was tracked by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. “This remarkable response is a clear declaration that American academia will not be party to the efforts to…
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Israel News Brandeis Department Pulls Out of Group That Backs Israel Boycott
A Brandeis University department withdrew its membership in the American Studies Association (ASA) yesterday, after the group’s controversial vote this week to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The Brandeis American Studies department’s decision followed a similar move at Penn State on Tuesday, as reported in the Times of Israel. “We view the recent vote by the…
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News Jehuda Reinharz’s Generous Compensation Package Raises Eyebrows at Brandeis
Check back on Monday to find out who makes what in the Jewish community. One of the highest-paid individuals in Jewish communal life in 2011 took a bit of a hit in 2012 — but in neither case was he listed on the Forward’s salary survey. Jehuda Reinharz, the noted historian of modern Jewish history,…
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