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 Friday, September 26th, 2008 Brandeis University's Community Newspaper TheHoot.Net  

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Princeton professor wins first Joseph B. Gittler Prize

In a campus-wide e-mail sent Thursday, President Reinharz announced the first recipient of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, Princeton professor Kwame Anthony Appiah. The prize is supported by the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Endowed Fund. Appiah will receive his award Oct. 27. The $25,000 prize, according to Reinharz’s message, is awarded to individuals who have made “lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations.” Joseph B. Gittler, a sociologist who taught at Duke, Iowa State University, the University of Rochester, Hiroshima University of Japan, and Ben-Gurion University in Israel, ...

Attorney explains harassment laws

by Alex Schneider
Attorney Daryl J. Lapp taught Brandeis faculty members about issues of anti-discrimination law at a faculty meeting in Golding yesterday. The ...

State of university budget uncertain

by Gina Gotthilf
The university budget is projected to be in deficit for the current fiscal year, according to a Sept. 19 e-mail ...

UJ petition rejected as final elections results come in

by Alison Channon
Wednesday night, Rosenthal Quad Senator candidate Stephen Robinson ’11 filed a case with the Union Judiciary (UJ) citing unfair advantages ...