Brandeis Alumni, Family and Friends
Alumni College
Friday, September 27, 2024
Join us for Alumni College at Alumni Weekend this fall! All sessions are open to the Brandeis community. Register Today!
Alumni College Opening Plenary
Date: Friday, September 27, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Join us for a conversation with David McCraw, lead newsroom lawyer for the New York Times, whose legal mastery helped shape the Times's coverage of Donald Trump and January 6th; Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo; national security, Wikileaks and Edward Snowden.
David McCraw, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, The New York Times, Neil Swidey, Professor of the Practice, Director of the Brandeis Journalism Program, Ann Silvio, Associate Professor of the Practice, former Senior Producer, 60 Minutes. Sponsored by the Journalism Program at Brandeis.
Concurrent Session 1A
Date: Friday, September 27, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Explore connections between gender and power among women of the ruling family in ancient Rome. What do these stories reveal about the politics of empire? Discover the life and legacy of Livia and Agrippina the Younger in Rome, compared to Boudica in Britain and Cleopatra in Egypt, as we seek to understand the enduring influence and allure of boundary-breaking women of the past.
Caitlin Gillespie, Helaine and Alvin Allen Chair in Literature and Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies. Co-sponsored by the Brandeis Women's Network.
Concurrent Session 1B
Date: Friday, September 27, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Learn how Brandeis engineers are poised to solve the greatest challenges of our time. View exciting live demonstrations and hear about our cutting-edge engineering research and upcoming undergraduate major.
Seth Fraden, Professor of Physics, Avital Rodal, Professor of Biology, Ian Roy ‘05, Director of Design and Innovation, Founding Head of the Brandeis MakerLab and Brandeis Engineering students.
Concurrent Session 1C
Date: Friday, September 27, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Join us for a dialogue about the latest developments and implications of the war in Gaza in the Middle East. Moderated by Gary Samore, Crown Family Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and Professor of the Practice in Politics.
Eva Bellin, Myra and Robert Kraft Professor of Arab Politics in the Department of Politics and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies; Shai Feldman, Raymond Frankel Professor in Israeli Politics and Society at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies; Abdel Monem Said Aly, is a senator in the Egyptian Senate, the chairman of the Council of Advisors for the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo, and a founding senior fellow at the Crown Center, and Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah and a founding senior fellow at the Crown Center. Co-sponsored by the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University.
Concurrent Session 2B
Date: Friday, September 27, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Explore the role and impact of Israeli media coverage during times of crisis featuring Romy Neumark, veteran Israeli journalist in conversation with Alexander Kaye, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Karl, Harry, and Helen Stoll Chair in Israel Studies.
Romy Neumark, veteran Israeli journalist and the Gerard Weinstock Visiting Lecturer and Fellow at Harvard University and Alexander Kaye, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Karl, Harry, and Helen Stoll Chair in Israel Studies. Co-sponsored by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis.
Concurrent Session 2C
Date: Friday, September 27, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Examine the latest developments in Russia,Ukraine, and China and their impact on the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
Chandler Rosenberger, Associate Professor of Sociology and International and Global Studies, Matthew Kupfer '12, investigative journalist, Voice of America, Elanah Uretsky, Associate Professor and Chair, International and Global Studies, Steven Wilson, Assistant Professor of Politics.
Alumni College Closing Plenary
Date: Friday, September 27, 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for a conversation with Bill Schneider '66, H'08, and Professor Eileen McNamara about the upcoming race for the Presidency and state of American Democracy today.
Eileen McNamara, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and Professor of the Practice of Journalism at Brandeis and Bill Schneider '66, H'08, former CNN journalist and Professor Emeritus, Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. Sponsored by the Brandeis Journalism Program.