Brandeis Alumni, Family and Friends

In the Margins: Women and Dalits in India (June 30, 2021)
Panelists: Harleen Singh, Women’s Studies Research Center Director and Associate Professor of South Asian Literature and Women's Studies, and Rajesh Sampath, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights, and Social Change at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis

Climate Change and Sanitation: Yesterday’s Tomorrow Straight from the Roman City (June 22, 2021)
Panelist: Professor Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Kevy and Hortense Kaiserman Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Brandeis
Moderator: Stephen Guerriero, MA’16

Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving (May 27, 2021)
Panelist: Gannit Ankori, Kahlo scholar, Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum and Professor of Fine Arts and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis
Moderator: Alison Judd ’04

“The Tyranny of Merit”: A Conversation about the Common Good (May 25, 2021)
Panelists: Michael Sandel ’75, Harvard University Government Professor, and Tom Friedman ’75, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Moderator: Mindy Schneider ’75, P’17, Brandeis trustee

Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life (May 19, 2021)
Panelists: Roxana Robinson, author of the definitive biography, “Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life,” and Nancy Scott, O’Keeffe scholar and Professor of Fine Arts at Brandeis
Moderator: Elizabeth Cayouette-Gluckman ’19

Black Women, Black Feminism and Justice (May 11, 2021)
Panelists: Professors Hortense Spillers, PhD’74, an American literary critic, Black feminist scholar and the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor at Vanderbilt University, and Shoniqua Roach, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis
Moderator: Liane Hypolite ’10

American Democracy and the American Presidency (May 4, 2021)
Panelists: Julian Zelizer ’91 and Leah Wright Rigueur, the Harry Truman Associate Professor of History at Brandeis
Moderator: Michael Zinder ’75

Virus Wars: The Battle Against COVID-19 and Other Viral Threats (April 29, 2021)
Panelists: Susan Weiss ’71 and Drew Weissman ’81, MA’81, P’15
Moderator: Art Caplan ’71

Showbiz@Deis: TV and Film Directors (June 22, 2021)
Panelists: Jason Ensler ’92, Rosemary Rodriguez ’83 and Marshall Herskovitz ’73
Moderators: Arnon Shorr ’05 and Michelle Miller ’11

Showbiz@Deis: What’s Next for Theater Artists? (May 26, 2021)
Panelists: Christine Cover Ferro, MFA’02, J. Bernard Calloway, MFA’00, Christopher Burney ’90 and Sheldon Best ’08
Moderators: Michelle Miller ’11 and Malik B. El-Amin, MFA’02

Brandeis' Social Justice Changemakers: Through a Legal Lens (May 24, 2021)
Panelists: Tackey Chan ’95, Karen Loewy ’96 and Matthew Segal ’99
Moderator: Myka Held ’09

A Conversation with Hadassah Lieberman (April 28, 2021)
Panelist: Hadassah Lieberman
Moderator: Lisa Kranc ’75

Showbiz@Deis: Post-Oscars Discussion (April 27, 2021)
Panelists: Scott Feinberg ’08 and Thomas Doherty, Professor of American Studies
Moderators: Arnon Shorr ’05 and Michelle Miller ’11

Parent Like It Matters: How To Raise Joyful Change-Making Girls (April 26, 2021)
Panelists: Dr. Janice Johnson Dias ’94
Moderator: Jennifer London ’93

Women and Leadership in the Law: Lessons for Shattering The Glass Ceiling (April 20, 2021)
Panelists: Linda Heller Kamm ’61 and Nicole Marra ’92
Moderator: Talee Potter ’97

Virtual Studio Salon III: Fine Arts Faculty (April 13, 2021)
Panelists: Joe Wardwell, Susan Lichtman and Alfredo Gisholt
Moderators: Danielle Friedman ’09, Zoe Messinger ’13 and Alison Judd ’04

Science, Startups and Drugs: Translating Groundbreaking Research into Transformative Therapeutics (March 24, 2021)
Panelists: Kevin Gillis ’89 and Dorothee Kern, professor of biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Brandeis
Moderator: Vipin Suri, PhD’01

Showbiz@Deis: Alumni Television Writers (March 23, 2021)
Panelists: Marta Kauffman ’78, David Grae ’89, Matt Witten ’81 and Mark Altman ’88
Moderators: Arnon Shorr ’05 and Michelle Miller ’11

Lift As We Climb: The Intersection of Race, Gender and Leadership (March 22, 2021)
Panelists: Pamela K. Anderson ’79 and Taisha Sturdivant ’11
Moderators: Liane Hypolite ’10 and Ashlee Hypolite ’13

Guns, Public Safety, and Resilience (March 4, 2021)
Panelist: Fred Guttenberg
Moderator: Nicky Goren ’89

ChinaFocus@Deis – China’s Healthcare Industry (March 4, 2021)
Panelists: Roberta Lipson ’76, John Cai, PhD’97, and Tao Wu, PhD’02
Moderator: Sean Xiang, MA’09

Showbiz@Deis: Alumni Executives in Film and TV (February 23, 2021)
Panelists: Labid Aziz ’99, Debra Curtis ’91, Lindsay Donohue ’07, Ben Feingold ’78 and Adina Pitt ’92
Moderator: Michelle Miller ’11

Pandemic Pivots: Job Searching During Covid-19 with Pamela Weinberg ’87 (February 10, 2021)
Panelist: Pamela Weinberg ’87
Moderator: Talee Potter ’97

Laura Lauder on Venture Philanthropy (January 27, 2021)
Panelist: Laura Lauder
Moderator: Elizabeth Jick ’81, P’09, P’12

Showbiz@Deis: Comics and Graphic Novels (January 26, 2021)
Panelists: Jonathan Lang ’98, Elliot S! Maggin ’72, David Pepose ’08 and Jodi Wynne ’00
Moderator: Arnon Z. Shorr ’05

Virtual Studio Salon II: Alumni Artists, it's Political! (December 14, 2020)
Panelists: Brontë Velez ’16, Marlon Forrester ’04 and Naomi Safran-Hon ’08
Moderators: Danielle Friedman ’09, Zoe Messinger ’13 and Alison Judd ’04

Voices from the Mississippi Hill Country: The Benton County Civil Rights Movement (December 13, 2020)
Panelists: Roy DeBerry ’70, MA’78, PhD’79 and Aviva Futorian '59

From Brandeis to Disney and Everything in Between with Alan Braverman ’69 (December 8, 2020)
Panelist: Alan Braverman ’69, Senior Executive Vice President, The Walt Disney Company
Moderator: Trustee Monique Nelson

Pandemic Pivots: How Artists Stay Creative in the Era of COVID (December 6, 2020)
Panelists: David Pepose ’08, Emily Eng ’14, and Jason Dick ’14
Moderator: Michelle Miller ’11

Wildlife Photography with Mark Seth Lender ’71, MA’74 (November 18, 2020)
Panelist: Mark Seth Lender ’71, MA’74
Moderator: Danielle Friedman ’09

A Conversation with Christie Hefner ’74: Managing Through Times of Uncertainty and Change (November 10, 2020)
Panelist: Christie Hefner ’74
Moderator: Talee Potter ’97

The Ball’s in Your Court: An Evening with Dr. Michael Lewis ’64 (October 28, 2020)
Panelist: Dr. Michael Lewis ’64
Moderator: Douglas Stark ’94

Predicting the Next President with Allan Lichtman ’67 (September 22, 2020)
Panelist: Allan J. Lichtman '67, distinguished professor of history at American University
Moderator: Trustee Monique Nelson

Homeschool Madness: How to homeschool without doing it yourself and how to make it work for you and your family (September 16, 2020)
Led by Ali Kaufman ’97

There’s No Turning Back: K-12 Education in a Post COVID-19 World (August 23, 2020)
Panelist: Anand Mahadevan, MS’03
Moderator: Myra Novogrodsky ’68

How to Break Into and Move Up in the Theater (August 17, 2020)
Panelists: Dev Bondarin ’01, Bonita Hamilton-Caesar, MFA’03, Denitsa Bliznakova, MFA’02, and Renita Martin, MFA'00
Moderator: Michelle Simone Miller ’11

Virtual Studio Visit: Alumni Artists in Quarantine (June 30, 2020)
Panelists: Victoria Nunley ’14, Farnaz Gholami ’13 and Jenna Weiss ’07
Moderators: Zoe Messinger ’13, Danielle Friedman ’09 and Alison Judd ’04

The Business of Climate Change (June 11, 2020)
Panelists: Robert Brown ’88, MA’89, and Carly Greenberg ’11, MA’12
Moderator: Ben Gomes-Casseres ’76, P’15, Peter A. Petri Professor of Business and Society and Director of the Asper Center for Global Entrepreneurship

Personal Branding in the Era of Covid-19 (June 8, 2020)
Led by Marissa Pick ’07

The Long Story Behind a Short Film (June 7, 2020)
Panelist: Arnon Z. Shorr ’05
Moderator: Michelle Simone Miller ’11
The Pirate Captain Toledano can be viewed on Amazon Prime.

Careers in TV and Film: How to Break Into and Move Up in the Film/TV Industry (April 30, 2020)
Panelists: Stan Brooks ’79, Michael Pitt ’91, Erika Karnell ’96 and Kerri Berney ’97
Moderator: Michelle Simone Miller ’11

Newly Defined: Successful Parenting and Working Parenthood, Amidst COVID-19 (April 29, 2020)
Panelists: Dr. Anuja Lee ’94 and Dr. Alisa Samuels-Stein '95
Moderator: Debi Yadegari

2021 Alumni Achievement Award Presentation and Program (June 13, 2021)
Presented to: Patricia Hill Collins ’69, PhD’84, Susan Reich Weiss ’71, and Drew Weissman ’81, MA’81, P’15

University Update with President Ron Liebowitz (June 13, 2021)
Presentation by: Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz

50 Years of LatinX Students at Brandeis (June 12, 2021)
Panelists: Naomi Vega ’73, Norma Sanchez ’84, Blanca Elizabeth Vega ’98, Cesar Ramirez ’04, Irma Reyes ’21
Moderator: Fernando Torres-Gil, MSW’72, PhD’76

Michael Sugar ’95 in Conversation with Professor Tom Doherty (June 12, 2021)
Panelist: Michael Sugar ’95, Academy award-winning film and television producer 
Moderator: Tom Doherty, Professor of American Studies

The Rose Art Museum at 60: A Celebration (June 11, 2021)
Presentation by: Dr. Gannit Ankori, the Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum

Transparency, Oversight & Accountability in the Post-Watergate Era: What Does the Truth Accomplish? (June 11, 2021)
Panelists: Michael Horowitz ’84, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice, and Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Moderator: Maura Jane Farrelly, Associate Professor and American Studies Chair

The New Pew Report on American Jews (May 13, 2021)
Presentation by: Dr. Emily Sigalow, PhD’15, and Dr. Michelle Shain ’04, MA’13, PhD’16

Sandy Rubenstein – Mark It With A Stone, Yom HaShoah Speaker (April 8, 2021)
Presentation by: Sandy Rubenstein

Judaism as the Religion of Life: A New Look at the Jewish Narrative (March 14, 2021)
Presentation by: Rav Yitz Greenberg

A Celebration of 73 Years of Jewish Life at Brandeis (March 7, 2021)
This interactive celebration featured Brandeis Hillel alumni, students and faculty, an exclusive performance by Manginah, and so much more!

Rabbi Al Axelrad: From Brooklyn to Brandeis – and After (February 28, 2021)
Conversation with Rabbi Albert Axelrad and Professor Steve Whitfield, PhD’72

Chocolate Chunk Hamantaschen Cooking Demo with Paula Shoyer ’86 (February 24, 2021)
Led by: Paula Shoyer ’86

Pennies for Heaven: The History of American Jewish Philanthropy (January 13, 2021)
Presentation by: Rabbi Dan Judson, PhD’16

Political Protest from Hanukah to the War in Vietnam: a Personal Odyssey (December 15, 2020)
Presentation by: Reuven Kimelman, Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

Navigating Jewish and Zionist Identities in Liberal Communities (November 18, 2020)
Presentation by: Dr. Rachel Fish, PhD’13

What Would a Biden Presidency Mean for US-Israel Relations? (October 29, 2020)
Presentation by: Michael Koplow ’02

The Delegitimization of Israel and the Defense of Jewish Identity (September 2, 2020)
Presentation by: Barry Shrage, Professor of the Practice in the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program

Personal Values and the Executive: Doing Business as Business is Being Done (August 20, 2020)
Presentation by: Howard Wiseman ’81

Jewish Values & Activism: Then and Now (August 13, 2020)
Presentation by: Nancy K. Kaufman ’72

The Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship (April 22, 2021)
Honoree: Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, 2007-2015
Moderator: Lisa M. Lynch, Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy

Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism (April 16, 2021)
Panelist: Chris Marquis, Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University
Moderator: Aldo Musacchio, Professor of Business in the Brandeis International Business School and Director, Perlmutter Institute for Global Business Leadership

Global Climate Finance: Challenges Five Years into the Paris Agreement (April 16, 2021)
Panelists: Amar Bhattacharya ’74, Navid Hanif, Catherine L. Mann, and Peter A. Petri, Carl Shapiro Professor of International Finance in the Brandeis International Business School
Moderator: Elida Reci, MA’99

Changing the Face of Climate Innovation (April 15, 2021)
Panelists: Michael Burtov ’02, Paris Smalls, and Steph Speirs
Moderator: Barbara Clarke, MA’91

Business of Climate Change Week: Environmental Investing (April 14, 2021)
Panelists: Tim Dunn, Dimple Sahni, and Dr. Aniket Shah
Moderator: Robert Brown ’88, MA’89

The Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Global Business Leadership (April 7, 2021)
Honoree: Aron J. Ain, CEO and Chairman of UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
Moderator: Aldo Musacchio, Professor of Business in the Brandeis International Business School and Director, Perlmutter Institute for Global Business Leadership

Innovative Financing for the COVID-19 Recovery: The View from the IMF, UN and World Bank (March 24, 2021)
Panelists: Andrea Dore, MA’98, Elida Reci, MA’99, and Olaf Unteroberdoerster, MS’98, PhD’98
Moderator: Linda T.M. Bui, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs in the International Business School and Associate Professor of Economics

Investing for Future Generations: Major Trends in Endowments (February 24, 2021)
Panelists: Elroy Dimson and Nicholas Warren
Moderator: Leslie Aronzon ’84

Global Asset Management Insights for the Post-Pandemic World (December 1, 2020)
Panelists: Perry Traquina ’78, HHL’19, Sanjay Sachdev, and Deborah Bannon
Moderator: Debarshi Nandy, Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance in the Brandeis International Business School

Policy Challenges for the Post-Pandemic Global Economy (October 21, 2020)
Panelists: John P. Lipsky, former First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
Moderator: Stephen Cecchetti, the Rosen Family Chair in International Finance in the Brandeis International Business School

On the Ballot: the US, China and the World Economy (October 13, 2020)
Panelists: Wendy Cutler
Faculty: Gary Jefferson, Carl Marks Professor of International Trade and Finance, Brandeis University, Peter Petri, Carl Shapiro Professor of International Finance in the Brandeis International Business School, and Judy Dean, Professor of International Economics in the Brandeis International Business School

Diversity in Asset Management (October 8, 2020)
Panelists: Pam Chan, CFA, Stephen Denny, and Robert Manilla
Faculty: Kathryn Graddy, Dean of the International Business School, and Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics, Anna Scherbina, Associate Professor of Finance in the Brandeis International Business School, and Deborah Shufrin ’93, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Brandeis University

Israel and the Covid-19 Response (June 25, 2020)
Panelist: Dr. Eli Waxman of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Moderator: Blake LeBaron, Abram L. and Thelma Sachar Professor of International Economics, Brandeis International Business School

Main Street and COVID-19: How can small businesses survive? (June 3, 2020)
Panelist: Barbara Clarke, MA’91
Moderator: Debarshi Nandy, Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance, Brandeis International Business School

The Virus War: Relief, Recovery and Response (May 18, 2020)
Faculty: Stephen G. Cecchetti, Rosen Family Chair in International Finance, Brandeis International Business School

Managing and Leading Organizations Through Times of Crisis (April 23, 2020)
Panelists: Amy Kessler ’89, MA’90, and Joanne Aron, MA’94
Moderator: Kathryn Graddy, dean of Brandeis International Business School

Determining the Optimal Health Policy Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 14, 2020)
Faculty: Anna Scherbina, Associate Professor of Finance, Brandeis International Business School

The Leo Frank Case: On the Screen and in the Brandeis Archives (November 12, 2020)
Presentation by: Thomas Doherty, Professor of American Studies, and Sarah Shoemaker, Associate University Librarian for Archives & Special Collections

The Plot Against America (September 30, 2020)
Presentation by: Billy Flesch, Professor of English

The Helen and Philip Brecher New Student Forum Featuring Valeria Luiselli (August 25, 2020)
Presentation by: Valeria Luiselli
Moderators: Professor Dorothy Hodgson and Professor Elizabeth Ferry

Quixotic Diplomacy: A Brandeis Education in Action (July 31, 2020)
Presentation by: Paul Rockower ’03

Gate to Gate: An Overview of the Air Traffic Control System from Takeoff to Landing (July 14, 2020)
Presentation by: Michael A. Julius, Air Traffic Controller

Fitting On The Earth - A discussion on climate change (July 8, 2020)
Presentation by: Dr. Robert Socolow, professor emeritus at Princeton University

From the 19th Amendment to Madam President (July 6, 2020)
Presentation by: Dr. Robert Watson, distinguished professor of American History at Lynn University

A Discussion on American Judaism (June 16, 2020)
Panelists: Rabbi Michele Paskow, Rabbi Ari Averbach and Rabbi Lisa Bock
Moderator: Justin Regan

Virtual Book Club: "My Ex-Life" (May 28, 2020)
Author: Stephen McCauley, Professor of the Practice of English and Co-Director of the Creative Writing Program
Moderator: Merle Carrus, BNC national vice president

Brandeis Innovation Center

Brandeis Innovation is a focal point for innovators and aspiring change-makers in the Brandeis community. Our mission is to put Brandeis values and ideas to work in the world, by providing a platform for innovations created at Brandeis to reach a wider audience.

Find upcoming events.

Center for German and European Studies

Events support CGES' mission of supporting interdisciplinary teaching and research on contemporary Germany and Europe at Brandeis, with a strong transatlantic perspective. Events have reflected on different aspects of the current health and climate crises, and speakers recently discussed race relations and the role of race in history, society, and art. Past events include German and international politics, Holocaust education, journalism, and more.

Find upcoming and past events, along with event recordings.

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

The events offered through HBI seek to view all things Jewish through the lens of gender. HBI hosts a range of programs with scholars, authors, and artists that view liturgy, Jewish text, history, traditions, Jewish law, and more, with a nuanced approach to women and gender studies.

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International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life

The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life holds events in three program areas: international justice, peacebuilding and the arts, and ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation. They host two prizes on behalf of the Office of the President (the Gittler Prize and Richman Fellowship). Videos of these keynote addresses and interviews can be found at the Gittler website and the Richman website. To see a special video series, sign up for their weekly e-newsletter, Ethics Central Weekly, by emailing ethics@brandeis.edu.

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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education

The Mandel Center's events bring scholars and practitioners together to advance thinking, generate new questions, and consider how research in Jewish education can inform practice, to improve the experiences of learners of all ages.

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Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies presents a diverse range of live, online events aimed at the general public, including lectures and panel discussions featuring world-class artists, authors, public intellectuals and leading scholars. They have also recently opened their Schusterman Seminars to the public for the first time. These are advanced seminars geared toward faculty and graduate students, and open to all, presenting the latest research in Israel Studies.

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"California Jews:" In Discussion with Marc Dollinger (May 20, 2021)
Presentation by: Marc Dollinger, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility in the Department of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University

Sustainability is Taking Off at Brandeis (April 21, 2021)
Presentation by: Mary Fischer, manager of sustainability programs at Brandeis

Steeled by Adversity: COVID-19 in Historical Perspective (November 19, 2020)
Faculty: Jonathan D. Sarna, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and University Professor, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History

A Contemporary Perspective on 2000 Years of Jewish Law (November 17, 2020)
Faculty: Alexander Kaye, the Karl, Harry, and Helen Stoll Assistant Professor of Israel Studies, Lynn Kaye, Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature and Thought, and Hon. Sheila Prell Sonenshine, retired Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District

50 years of International Human Rights and Development (November 5, 2020)
Faculty: Laurence Simon, Professor of International Development at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and Rajesh Sampath, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights, and Social Change at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Campaign 2020: Yes, Historians Will Be Writing About It (October 14, 2020)
Faculty: Eileen McNamara, Professor of the Practice of Journalism, and Maura Jane Farrelly, Associate Professor of American Studies 

Why are Black Folks Still Complaining? (September 16, 2020)
Faculty: Ibrahim K. Sundiata, Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor Emeritus of History and African and African-American Studies at Brandeis University, Chad Williams, Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Brandeis University, Ebony Coletu, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Penn State University, and Robert Trent Vinson, Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Associate Professor of Africana Studies & History at William & Mary

Book Launch of "Learning on the Left: Political Profiles of Brandeis University" (September 9, 2020)
Faculty: Stephen J. Whitfield, PhD’72, Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, Emeritus, and Julian Zelizer ’91, the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University

Fighting Back Against the 'Rule of the Strong': Some Key Cases from the Supreme Court's Remarkable Recent Term (August 18, 2020)
Faculty: Dan Breen, Senior Lecturer in the Brandeis Legal Studies Program

Vaping in America (June 30, 2020)
Panelists: Alexandra F. Kritikos, Heller PhD candidate, and Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes
Faculty: Constance M. Horgan, professor and director of the Institute for Behavioral Health at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Georgia O’Keeffe: Art and Music, Suffrage and the Southwest — Commemorating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment (June 4, 2020)
Faculty: Nancy Scott, Professor of Fine Arts

21st Century Jewry on the Anvil of Tribes and Universalism (June 2, 2020)
Faculty: Yehudah Mirsky, Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

U.S.-Russian Relations in 2020 and Beyond (May 26, 2020)
Faculty: Gary Samore, Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and professor of the practice of politics at Brandeis University, and Carol R. Saivetz ’69, P’97, P’01, Senior Advisor in the MIT Security Studies Program and a Research Associate at Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute

In The Balance: The 2020 Elections in Historical Context (May 19, 2020)
Faculty: Dan Kryder, Louis Stulberg Chair in Law and Politics at Brandeis University, and Julian Zelizer ’91, the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University

The Many-Minded Man: A Modern Look at the Odyssey (May 14, 2020)
Faculty: Joel Christensen ’01, MA’01, Associate Professor of Classical Studies

Understanding the Economic Repercussions of COVID-19 (May 13, 2020)
Faculty: Lisa Lynch, Provost; Robert Kuttner, Meyer and Ida Kirstein Professor in Social Planning and Administration, Heller School; Dolores Aceveda-Garcia, Samuel F. and Rose B. Gingold Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Director, Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy, Heller School; David Weil, Dean and Professor, Heller School

A Constitutional Right to Claim Insanity? Kahler v. Kansas, General Dan Sickles and the Defense of Temporary Insanity (May 7, 2020)
Faculty: Dan Breen, Senior Lecturer in the Brandeis Legal Studies Program

How the Red Cross Negotiates in the Humanitarian Frontline, From Henri Dunant Until Now (April 30, 2020)
Faculty: Alain Lempereur, Alan B. Slifka professor and director of the Conflict Resolution and Coexistence Program, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Chair Yoga for All: Connecting Breath and Movement for All Types of Bodies – Session 4 (March 23, 2021)
Led by Dimple Patel ’12

Chair Yoga for All: Connecting Breath and Movement for All Types of Bodies – Session 3 (March 16, 2021)
Led by Dimple Patel ’12

Chair Yoga for All: Connecting Breath and Movement for All Types of Bodies – Session 2 (March 9, 2021)
Led by Dimple Patel ’12

Chair Yoga for All: Connecting Breath and Movement for All Types of Bodies – Session 1 (March 2, 2021)
Led by Dimple Patel ’12

How to Use Quarantine as an Opportunity to Boost Your Health (May 14, 2020)
Led by Sarah Rueven ’09

The Hiatt Career Center offers a robust library of alumni career webinars that are searchable by topic on YouTube:

• Career Change and Advancement
• Personal Branding and Networking
• Elements of a Job Search
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Alumni Industry Panels

To request a copy of presentation slides for a specific webinar, please email hiattcenter@brandeis.edu and include the date and title of the webinar.

To suggest a future topic or presenter, please email Jon Schlesinger, director at the Hiatt Career Center.

The Hiatt Career Center also hosts virtual career events:

Developing a 2021 Career Playbook: Job Search Strategies for a New Year (January 12, 2021)
Presentation by: Early Stage Careers

Chocolate Chunk Hamantaschen Cooking Demo with Paula Shoyer ’86 (February 24, 2021)
Led by: Paula Shoyer ’86

Those Were the Days: A Look Back at Early Brandeis Athletics (February 21, 2021)
Led by: Adam Levin ’94, Sports Information Director of Brandeis Athletics, and Surella Seeling, Outreach and Special Projects Archivist at the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Thin-Crust Pizza Workshop – Part 2 (February 4, 2021)
Led by: Karishma Pradhan ’15

Thin-Crust Pizza Workshop – Part 1 (February 3, 2021)
Led by: Karishma Pradhan ’15

BOLD Happy Hour (August 20, 2020)
Led by: Claudiane Philippe ’13, MA’14, of Nail the Cocktail

Souptastic: Plant-based Summer Soups (July 16, 2020)
Led by: Chef Barbara Kamp

Socially Distant Improv (May 2, 2020)
Featuring: Myq Kaplan ’00, Dana Shulman ’00, and Jessie Shinberg’17

The Magical Art of Baking Challah: Part 2 (April 21, 2020)
Led by: Leah Silver ’12

The Magical Art of Baking Challah: Part 1 (April 20, 2020)
Led by: Leah Silver ’12

Children's Book Reading: "Shluffy Girl" (April 19, 2020)
Author: Anne-Marie Asner, MA’96