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Nov 6, 2024 · The Make a Difference group allows members of BOLLI to have an effect on the upcoming presidential election . by Anna Martin | 10/29/2024. Once a month, members of the Brandeis community meet and write postcards encouraging those in swing states to vote.
On the issues - The Justice
Nov 6, 2024 · Back in 2016, Donald J. Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States, drastically changing the narrative on abortion in this country. Because of Trump, three conservative judges were appointed to the Supreme Court, leading to the overturn of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The consequences of this have been monumental for the women ...
The devil’s advocate: Debating the death penalty | The Justice
Nov 7, 2023 · Dear Mr. Gaughan: Justice is primary, with deterrence and other saving of innocents, secondary. The NAS, only, published the deterrence paper. An anti-death penalty academic was the, primary, author. His academic chair is paid for by and anti-death penalty entity (1). I rebutted his paper, here (1). You wrote:" To this extent, death penalty ...
News - The Justice
Oct 25, 2024 · The Justice is where you can find Brandeis University's campus news, Judge sports coverage, features, opinions and breaking news for Boston, Massachusetts
The Devil's Advocate by Jack Granahan and Stephen Gaughan: …
Oct 22, 2024 · Introduction: The last several years and decades have seen a dramatic shift in perceptions of the Supreme Court of the United States — supposedly the highest level of the nation’s least partisan branch — as it has entered the fray as a political issue in and of itself. Particularly with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022 that overturned Roe v.
How do we heal our campus? We need safety, not security
Nov 21, 2023 · As we have sadly seen on our campus, everyone feels less safe under the security logics and practices that reinforce fear, othering, and disconnection. The pursuit of security has impeded our ability to create shared spaces for mourning together and learning from one another. It is indeed connection — authentic, messy, empathic connection ...
“This should've happened earlier”: Liebowitz on decision ...
Nov 14, 2023 · On Friday Nov. 10, Brandeis held a special Faculty Meeting and Listening Session with President Ron Liebowitz and Provost Carol Fierke to address the dechartering of the Students for Justice in Palestine organization, the meaning of free speech, and the best approach to support students during this time. The meeting was moderated by Prof. Jody Gittell (Heller), the faculty chair of the Senate.
The framing of the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement by legacy …
Sep 24, 2024 · Researchers have explored the impact of news coverage of the civil rights movement and its influence on public and social opinion. A researcher from Princeton University’s political science department, Omar Wasow, suggested that the media covered civil rights protests in the 1960s in different ways depending on whether protests were peaceful or violent.
Discussing multi-racial coalitions to combat systemic racism
May 20, 2024 · The murder of George Floyd in 2020 by Officer Derek Chauvin, the 2021 Atlanta Spa shootings that left eight people dead — six of whom were Asian women — and similar events served as flashpoints that drew intense public attention to the fatal consequences of racial bias. Prof. Derron Wallace (SOC/ED), the Jacob S. Potofsky Chair in Sociology and associate professor of Sociology and ...
Features - The Justice
Mar 19, 2024 · by Grace Doh | 04/09/2024. Goldfish are believed to have longer attention spans than the average human, who can hold uninterrupted focus for only eight seconds. More and more people are taking to social media detoxes to improve attention and fight addictive cycles. The Justice spoke with two students who shared their experiences with social ...