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principal busi ness is the mini coal for use in energy gene ng of ratio Investments that presently n.” ist in “foss exil fuel priva te limited partnerships (i.e., private partnership limited By JEN GELLER fund ments, the focu s that make investJUSTICE EDITO s R ing profit from of which is derivthe exploratio After months production of n fossil fuels such and Board of Trus of deliberation, the and natural as oil tees adopted gas) a set of policies rega cordance with … will run off in acrding fossil the funds’ typic fuel investments at cycles,” Chie al life their Novembe f Investment ing, updating r meetNicholas War Officer the 1973 guid ren that previous wrote in an elines to the Just email ly informed ice. Thes investment their e funds have an average decisions. life cycle of Brandeis students have 10 years. “The overall been pressing administratio portfolio is the ture, with n to divest maman from fossil fuels for the later stage y funds reaching several year s and s of their life continued to Therefore we cycle. do so in resp have expect it to the recent onse to wind down over slowly policy anno unce the ment. In a Nov. 28 next 5-7 year Warren wrot email to the s,” e. This is spec Brandeis community, private limit ific to University ed President Ron Liebowit that invest with partnership funds z outlined the new pola focus on gain icies that will profit from ing guide future exploiting and ment. From ing oil, natu producnow on, the Univ investral gas and endowment ersity’s othe sil fuel. As funds will of Oct. 30, 2018, r fosnot be invested direc fuel private tly in “public “fossil limited partn or private companies erships[’] [market valu or partnersh e] [was] $63.3 ips whose million,
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The Brandeis Mountain Clu b hung a ban Monday to pro ner in the Sha test the Board ANDREW BAXTER /the Justice piro Campus of Trustees’ decision on Center Atrium fossil fuel div on estment.
ADMINISTRATION
Report details c am shortcomings on d pus iversity
■ The report pres comprehensive ented a picture of how community members view the Univers ity's diversit y, reportin g policies
problems such as Meehan’s beha and what steps are being taken vior, vent such prob lems from arisi to prefuture. ng in the
athletes may fear being force team or not d off the being cording to Lieb allowed to play, acowitz. However, the course of over their interview s, the investigators foun y was foun d no evidence principles of ded on By NATALIA WIAT ation and deter of retali“anti-discrimi ER mined there nation, inclusiveness, JUSTICE EDITO was ply a perception R acad that it was occu simpendence, and emic freedom, indeTo rring comb University Pres . the highest at this perce standards ident Ron Lieb of academic qual ption, Lieb itz explained released the ■ owitz ity” in an era in an interview owCampus Clim chief of staff gation, discr of segrethe Justice and ate Report with last Thursday ,” he said, imination and The Brandeis adding, “I , which detai quotas, the don’t bear any investigators Monday that Hoot on led the “exceedingly high wrote. ill will towa the administr rd them. standards” and They’re both How ation needs to build the ever, some er shortcomings very passiona broadcommunity’s community very smart. te and bers brought memtrust in the system, whic … I’m really well as the steps of the University, as up controver h will take excited to see where thing the administr sies surrounding the time. Previous policies taking to addr ation is s go.” University’s were unclear, ess them. This identity, whic “I understan Jewish and made it he said, and final repo second d [Chang] has h many agree difficult to repo rt, authored given a pain d is important to Brandeis. been By CHAIEL SCHA rt issues. Liebowitz said ted target on by independent inve One FFEL he facul belie stiga his ty member and I don’t think ves the Univ explained that back, tors the Univ JUSTICE STAFF sity must ensu hired last sprin WRITER ersity any student identity-based re that the comm erg, follows up feel that way, should face additiona schools is aware of unity on the initial findings especially as l pressure to resources that The Student regarding the man,” he said. a freshmain their tain are repu able Unio complaints availtations, whic to them — such lodged again n announce that Vice Pres h discourages st former men’ d as the Reporting individuals Reynolds said ident Benedikt at Brandeis s basketball coach Bria from raising olds ’19 and web page — n Meehan. issues with successor deve he would help his the institutio Treasurer Jerry Reynand alternate chan n. Others ment For the secon lop contacts ’18 will resig nels for reporting create Miller the administ d half of the ioned confusion about with n at the end with educating , along investigaration, as well tion, the Boar whether or not of the semester. Thei them d as catch on why reporting them up on of Trustees taske Brandeis markets itself r seats will be is important projects relev investigators as d the filled in a . special elect ant to the — Walter Prin vice presidenc and noted that a Jewish institution, ion to be held In addition, colm Graham ce, Maly. He will also conversations on Dec. 10. investigators Vice President and Daniel his successor rael have beco about Isshow that instead learned Tarlow — Bene with examining how to help me “charged of reporting ,” which in Reynolds anno dikt Reynolds ’19 groups. student the systems, turn put “fun issues, many in the Brandeis and culture climate draisers on the community choo of University’s to resign durin unced his intent defensive with Jewish Looking back speak about proc se to for g the Nov. 20 dono edur hand on rs,” his e them among ling complaint according to time in the Senate meet Union Union, Reyn report. themselves s related to bias the — an exam ing. olds said he or discrimin ple of thou ation interview with He said in a Dec. 3 what they call work with envi ght and to recom Many stude “small town corrective actio the Justice a ronmental grou his mend nts spoke well mentality.” that his personal heath n accordingly. the Universit University’s ps at Administrators admitted was the reaso y stood out academic rigor of the Throughout to investigat n for his resignation. the most. the He latio also and repo nshi expr rt, reors they An incident the investips they essed concern that are “too quiet gators stressed in abou ber in whic the Senate their role as and faculty prais formed with faculty, ress in improvin ” about their progh two senators Novemweighs its cons t how “lawyers and investigat g the campus publicly criticized Reyn ors,” not expe tituents’ opinions. ture” that exist ed the “niceness culwhich further cultu rts in the olds for his educational re, s within the adds to the field, writing, involvement in a resol Others raise “Senators, and school. climate of poor communic “We will ution that woul not substitute d conc ation. purchased pian d have our judgement tions, are expe any elected posimembers’ cultu erns about faculty administration os for the firstDiversity, equi for cted to be ral sensitivity residence quad ’s].” They poin [the and communic liaisons ty and inclusion year Diversity, Equi . One s affected his the steps the ators for the ted to Brandeis has ty and Inclu admi decision to step down body,” he said. student historically pert said profe sion exbut taking, and decli nistration is already sues of race and faced is“Right now, ssors and staff factor, Reynolds was not the driving it seems as if we’re decis segregation, ned to give their equipped to respe are “illthe speci said in the inter tigators noted invesion makers own fic recommend ct cultural diffe , citing both Reynolds acce student body view. for the es,” according ations, sayin rencthe original . These [cam doing so woul 1969 Ford Hall pted the apolo g that to the report. pus] newsClass of 2022 d be “presump gies of protest, its 2015 papers probably This issue of culturally Senator Alex tuous.” part and Meeh coun To understan talk to our cons insensitive Chang and International an’s firing. From terencies [more] d the campus “bullying” was prominen tituStudent Sena investigators than we do.” climate, interviews with t in Meehan’s their tor Linfei Yang ’20 and inter beha toward his playe Reynolds stres the community vior said of faculty, staff, viewed a number investigators , the sed that bein rs. that they apolo he was “thankful” foun member of the admi d g The that a nistr investigators while ators, students and alum was “deep and gized. “The Union is a stren also described been open to y have ni to examine undertaking wide acceptance there “widespread uous communication concerns about the way for full-time importance anxiety abou of the of diversity, me as well as the Universit students and suggested with t lodging complaints” equit with the presi y comp inclu hand amon that y, laint and sion” amon les the Union shou g the Brandeis s. They then dent and munity due ld complaced their findings in a trators and dean g students, administo concerns large abou See UNION, 6 ☛ s, there was ation, confu Brandeis cultu r context of how the less consensu “notably sion surroundi t retalis” among the re has contr ng procedures and a faculty. ibuted to lack of belie Administrator f that things s tended to will change. focus on the “business For example, case” for incre student asing di-
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