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‘Friends’ Co-Creator Gives $4 Million to Brandeis to Atone for Her ‘Internalized Systemic Racism’
Brandeis president signs renewal after dispute with university board
Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz has signed a 5-year contract extension weeks after accusing the university’s board of trying to force him out of the post by offering him a short-term pact. In March, the board of trustees had offered Liebowitz a one-year renewal that he argued would make it impossible to follow through on commitments […]
Brandeis University Celebrates Passover for First Time
But this spring, with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, Brandeis is keeping students on campus — and hosting Passover celebrations for the first time in its 73-year history. Since it was founded in 1948 by the American Jewish community, Brandeis has scheduled its spring break to overlap with Passover. The tradition was pragmatic, according to Brandeis professor […]
Carl Shapiro, Brandeis benefactor who lost millions to Madoff, dies at 108
BOSTON (JTA) – Carl J. Shapiro, one of Boston’s most significant philanthropists and Brandeis University’s most generous donor, died March 7 at his home in Boston. He was 108. Shapiro built his initial wealth in the middle of the 20th century by transforming his father’s small coat factory into Kay Windsor, a national manufacturer of […]
UK Parliament Rules That US Allies Fund ISIS
The UK Parliament have released a report on Tuesday that concludes that there is ample evidence of various US allies funding and supporting ISIS. The report, released by the Ministry of Defence, shows that ISIS received funding from within Arab Gulf states: “[There] is historical evidence of financial donations to Daesh [IS] from within Gulf states. […]