Brandeis Alumni, Family and Friends

Faculty and senior academy leaders discuss the state of higher education and future opportunities and challenges from the latest U.S. policy developments impacting higher education institutions, to climate change and beyond.

Panelists:
Linda Bui, Interim Academic Dean, School of Business and Economics
Carol Fierke, PhD’84, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Charles Golden, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Professor of Anthropology
Jeffrey Lenowitz, Meyer and W. Walter Jaffe Associate Professor of Politics
Harleen Singh, Interim Dean, School of Arts, Humanities and Culture
Director, Women's Studies Research Center and Associate Professor of Literature, South Asian Studies, Women's Studies

Moderator: Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Join us for a dialogue with Yoni Appelbaum, MA’10, PhD’14, deputy executive editor at The Atlantic and author of “Stuck, How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.” Meet the author and obtain a signed copy of the book following the program.

Speakers: Sarah Mayorga, Chair, Department of Sociology, and Neil Swidey, Professor of the Practice, Director of the Brandeis Journalism Program. Sponsored by the Journalism Program at Brandeis.

Join Michael Horowitz ’84, Inspector General for the Federal Reserve and the Consumer Protection Bureau, and former Inspector General for the Department of Justice, for a timely discussion on the strength of U.S. legal institutions. Explore current challenges to the rule of law, consumer and civil rights, the system of checks and balances, and government accountability.

Moderators: Daniel Breen, Associate Professor of the Practice in Legal Studies. Rosalind Kabrhel, Chair, Legal Studies Program, Director, Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative (BEJI). Sponsored by the Lawyers Alumni Network.

Tiziana Dearing, host of WBUR’s “Morning Edition,” and Professor Harleen Singh will discuss the history of women’s participation in the public sphere, exploring how women have shaped and navigated public discourse over time. They will examine modes of expression focusing on the intersection of individual speech and collective identity in shaping the cultural and political landscape. Sponsored by the Brandeis Women’s Network and the Women's Studies Research Center (WSRC).

Speakers: Tiziana Dearing, host of WBUR’s “Morning Edition”, Boston’s NPR affiliate. Dearing previously hosted “Radio Boston.” She began her career in journalism with a background in academia, nonprofits, and management consulting.

Harleen Singh, Senior Associate Provost for Academic and Strategic Initiatives, Director of the Women’s Studies Research Center, and Associate Professor of Literature and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis.

Join us for a dialogue featuring Brandeis alumni who have made their mark in the world of arts and entertainment. This powerful panel will showcase inspirational actors, producers, and A&E professionals as they share their personal journeys — from Broadway stage to Hollywood soundstage — and discuss the latest trends in the industry. Sponsored by the Arts Alumni Affinity Network.

Panelists: Bonita Hamilton, MFA ’04, Actress, singer, speaker, voice-over artist. Lauded for her role as Shenzi the hyena in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “The Lion King.” Rosemary Rodriguez ’83 Director, “The Walking Dead”, “Elsbeth”, “Silver Skies.” David Ian Salter '88, American film editor whose credits include Toy Story 2 (1999), Finding Nemo (2003), Ice Age: Continental Drift, and more.
Moderator: Michelle Miller ’11, co-chair of the Arts Alumni Network.

Join us for a conversation with Julian Zelizer ‘91, author of “In Defense of Partisanship”, which reimagines partisanship in a divided nation. Zelizer will discuss his vision for a new era of party reforms to provide a path forward to restore responsible partisanship and shape the future of democracy.

Speakers: Julian E. Zelizer ’91, Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, columnist for “Foreign Policy”. Zelizer, a CNN political analyst and NPR contributor, is the author and editor of 24 books on U.S. political history.
Zachary Albert, Assistant Professor of Politics
Lucy Goodhart, Lecturer, International Global Studies and Politics

Discover the timeless art of traditional ink drawing in this hands-on, introductory small-group workshop. Participants will explore drawing techniques in an intimate setting. Limited to 15 adult participants.

The workshop will be led by Professor Joseph Wardwell, Co-Chair, Fine Arts Department, Professor of Painting, and Founder, Brandeis in Siena program

Current and former faculty of the African and African American Studies Department (AAAS) at Brandeis will engage in a wide-ranging discussion about Black intellectuals in the U.S. and South Africa at the turn of the century, African intellectuals at HBCUs, the promise and limits of algorithms and other technological measurements for an equitable public. This conversation will also address race and political culture in America today. The reception following the program will be sponsored by the Alumni of Color Network, in honor of Professor Chad Williams' extraordinary contributions to the AAAS Department and Brandeis University.

Speakers:
Amber Spry, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
Panashe Chigumadzi, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
Chad Williams, Tomorrow Foundation Chair of African American Intellectual History, Professor of African American History and Black Diaspora Studies at Boston University, former Department Chair of African and African American Studies at Brandeis

Moderator:
Faith Smith, Marta F. Kauffman Chair in African and African American Studies and Professor of English, Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies; and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies